or tzi·tzit, tzi·tzis
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Judaism.
What is the plural of tzitzit?
Tzitzit (Hebrew: צִיצִית, Modern: tsitsit, Tiberian: ṣiṣiṯ, [tsiˈtsit]; plural tsitsiyot, Sephardic: ṣiṣit; Ashkenazi: tzitzis; Yemenite (Temani): ṣiṣiθ; and Samaritan: ṣeṣet) are specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels, worn in antiquity by Israelites and today by observant Jews and Samaritans.
What does tzitzit mean?
The numerical value of tzitzit, coupled with the number of knots and strings used to make these fringes, is 613, equal to the number of commandments. Beyond feeling God's presence, one, through the wearing of tzitzit, has a constant awareness of responsibility to God's law.