Fringe, tassel
Human-made Things in the Bible
The decorative tassel was attached to the bottom edge of a long, outer robe, specifically to one of the robe’s four corners.
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How it was used
According to and , Israelite men were required to wear tassels on the four corners of their outer garments (see Clothing (generic)). These tassels reminded them of their obligation to keep the commandments of the Mosaic Law.
In the Bible
The Hebrew and Greek words for it, and every verse where each is used
צִיצִת tsitsith · 2 verses
גָּדִל gadil · 1 verse
κράσπεδον kraspedon · 5 verses
Sources
Plants and Trees in the Bible, Animals in the Bible and Human-made Things in the Bible © United Bible Societies, 2025 (adapted from Each According to its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible by Robert Koops, All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible by Edward R. Hope, and The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible by Ray Pritz), CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted for eRhema