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Tassel in Hebrew is צִיצִית (tzitzít).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

צִיצִית
tzitzít
noun · feminine
In English

tassel

/ˈtæsəl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with T

These are the Hebrew words for tassel as a noun.

ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads

This is more about the Hebrew word צִיצִית.

Written with vowel points
צִיצִית
Written without vowel points
ציצית
Said
tzitzít
Plural
צִיצִיּוֹת
Its meanings in English
tassel, fringes, tassels, forelock, tzitzit

The Hebrew dictionary's page for ציצית, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with tassel.

These words come before and after tassel in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨tassel⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨tassel⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨tassel⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צִיצִית⁩, said tzitzít. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ציצית⁩. Its plural is ⁨צִיצִיּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨ציצית⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ציצית⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨ציצית⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨tassel⁩, ⁨ציצית⁩ can mean ⁨fringes, tassels, forelock, and tzitzit⁩.

How is ⁨tassel⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨tassel⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈtæsəl/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tassel and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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