tassel
tsi.tsit denotes a tassel on garment corners and, in Ezekiel, a tassel associated with the head.
The predominant use denotes tassels made on the corners of garments, including a blue cord and a visible reminder of the commandments; a separate occurrence uses the term for a tassel associated with the head.
Senses in use
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Garment-corner tassels · dominant
In Numbers 15:38 the absolute singular forms occur in the instruction to make tassels on garment corners and to place a blue cord on each one. In Numbers 15:39 the absolute singular is the visible item that the people are to see and remember the commandments; the APB renders the clauses with “tassel.”
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A tassel associated with the head · rare
In Ezekiel 8:3 the singular construct form is linked to “my head” in the clause where a hand takes the speaker by it; the APB renders this as “the tassel of my head.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “tassels” and “tassel” in Numbers 15:38 and Numbers 15:39, and “the tassel of my head” in Ezekiel 8:3. These renderings reflect the verse clauses.