Fringes (Hebr. "Ẓiẓit"): Threads with a cord of blue entwined, fastened to the four corners of the Arba' Kanfot and the Ṭallit and pendent, like a tassel, in conformity with Num. The ẓiẓit consisted, according to Bet Shammai, of four threads of white ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]