tas

Edit

Pronunciations

tas (TAHS)

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • n. A silver plaque inscribed with the name of a holiday or Shabbat service that is placed on the Torah's breastplate to indicate that it has been rolled to the right place for the following reading.

Example Sentences

  • "In Turkey, the breastplate is called a tass, and assumes a variety of shapes – circular, triangular, oval, or even the Star of David." (source)

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • טס

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      tass

Notes

  • "These nameplates are stored in a small box soldered to the hoshen." (JPS)

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.