tallith

American  

[tah-lis, tah-leet] / ˈtɑ lɪs, tɑˈlit /

Or tallit,

noun

Judaism.

tallithim, plural tallitim, plural tallisim plural

1. a shawllike garment of wool, silk, or the like, with fringes, or zizith, at the four corners, worn around the shoulders by Orthodox and Conservative (sometimes also Reform) Jews, as during the morning service.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• tallisim
  plural
• tallitim
  plural
• tallithim
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tallith

First recorded in 1605–15, tallith is from the Hebrew word ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak

Example Sentences

In its pamphlet distributed to teachers last week, the Ministry of Education refers to learning about Talmud and Torah, tallith and tefillin as "inspiration from the glorious past of the Jewish nation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Behold all that Jael the fisherman hath left of his betrothed—a little tallith found upon the floor where she had struggled!

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

The hood of his tallith had slipped from his head on to his shoulders.

From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by Soissons, C. S. de

Take now thy little tallith and if thy faith fail thee, from the touch of it may new strength come.

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

Save for the phylacteries, the plain raiment of a Rabbi with the white and lavender fringes on his tallith as the Law doth command.

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

Related Words

• cloth
• scarf
• stole