tallith
or tal·lit, tal·lis
[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lis; Sephardic Hebrew tah-leet ]
/ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈtɑ lɪs; Sephardic Hebrew tɑˈlit /
noun, plural tal·li·thim, tal·li·tim, tal·li·sim [Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lee-sim, -ley-, tah-luh-sim; Sephardic Hebrew tah-lee-teem] /Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tɑˈli sɪm, -ˈleɪ-, ˌtɑ ləˈsɪm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑ liˈtim/. Judaism.
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.
Origin of tallith
First recorded in 1605–15,
tallith is from the Hebrew word
ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak
Words nearby tallith
talleyrand-périgord,
tallinn,
tallis,
tallish,
tallit,
tallith,
tallith katan,
tallmadge,
tallow,
tallow tree,
tallow wood
Example sentences from the Web for tallit
Some of the women had wrapped themselves in traditionally male religious garments like tallit and tefillin, and others had not.
British Dictionary definitions for tallit
tallit
/ (ˈtælɪθ, Hebrew taˈliːt) /
noun plural tallaisim (tæˈleɪsɪm) or tallites or tallitot (Hebrew -liːˈtɔt)
a white shawl with fringed corners worn over the head and shoulders by Jewish males during religious services
a smaller form of this worn under the outer garment during waking hours by some Jewish males
Word Origin for tallit
C17: from Hebrew
tallīt