ציצית

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ציצית

/t͡siˈt͡sit/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Uncertain; by surface analysis from צִיץ (tsits, “bud”) + ־ִית (-ít)

noun צִיצִית · tsitsít · צִיצִיּוֹת

fringes, tassels דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל־כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם לְדֹרֹתָם וְנָתְנוּ עַל־צִיצִת הַכָּנָף פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת׃
forelock וַיִּשְׁלַח תַּבְנִית יָד וַיִּקָּחֵנִי בְּצִיצִת רֹאשִׁי
Judaism tzitzit

In English

tassel ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads
tzitzit knots on a tallit

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MLA

"ציצית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ציצית. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%AA

Chicago

"ציצית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ציצית},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}