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The word may derive from the Hebrew root נ-צ-ה [n-ts-h]. [1] Tzitzit shares this root with the Hebrew for 'lock of hair'. For example, in the Book of Ezekiel an angel grabs the prophet "by the tzitzit of [his] head;" he could be said to be "dragged by his hair." [2]
Ezra the Scribe is said to have made one of the earliest enactments on women's attire, requiring all Jewish women to be girded with a wide belt (waist band) (Hebrew: סינר), [30] whether from the front or from the back, out of modesty (Babylonian Talmud, Baba Kama 82a).
The priestly sash or girdle (Hebrew אַבְנֵט avnet) was part of the ritual garments worn by Jewish high priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem. The "sash" or "girdle" worn by the High Priest was of fine linen with " embroidered work " in blue , purple and scarlet ( Exodus 28:39 , 39:29 ); those worn by the priests were of white ...
Greek clothing consisted of lengths of linen or wool fabric, which generally was rectangular. Clothes were secured with ornamental clasps or pins and a belt, sash, or girdle might secure the waist. Peplos, Chitons. The inner tunic was a peplos or chiton. The peplos was worn by women. It was usually a heavier woollen garment, more distinctively ...
The Bible does not command wearing of a unique prayer shawl or tallit. Instead, it presumes that people wore a garment of some type to cover themselves and instructs the Children of Israel to attach fringes (ציצית tzitzit) to the corners of these (Numbers 15:38), repeating the commandment in terms that they should "make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith ...
Hebrew Used to wish someone an easy Yom Kippur fast. In some English-speaking communities today, the greeting "[have] an easy and meaningful fast" is used. [4] Gemar Ḥatima Tova: גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה: May you be sealed for good [in the Book of Life] Hebrew pronunciation: [gmaʁ χati.ma to.va] Hebrew
Often as a prayerbook instruction. 2) We do not say [that] ... איש אלקי, א״א (ish eloki) - the Godly man; אשת איש, א״א (eishet ish) - a married woman; lit. the wife of a man; אי אמרת בשלמא, אא״ב (ee/ei amart besh'lama) - (Aramaic, Talmud) if you say [that the logic is] complete. Introduces an idea that will be ...
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