Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "The Avodah of the Psil tcheiles, the blue fringe on the tzitzis, is that it reminds a person of the ocean, then it reminds the person of the firmaments, the rakiah. Then it reminds the person of the kisei hakavod." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת

    • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      psil techeles, ptil tekhelet, ptil techelet, ptil techeilet, ptil tcheilet, ptil tchelet, psil tcheiles

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