In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hebrew word פאות) variously translated as "corners"”. Today it says “sidelocks or sideburns”.
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Payot ( peyoth or peiyot or pei'ot is the Hebrew word פאות) variously translated as "corners", "sides", or "edges" (of the head and face ) denoting " sidelocks ", and also the male sideburns and beard according to the teachings of the Book of Leviticus as understood and practiced within Orthodox Judaism . In the Yiddish language it is pronounced payos or peyos . Commonly, the term refers to the often extended and curled hair growing from the from temple of the head that are never cut from birth and worn by many Hasidic Jews . Payos are strongly identified with Hasidim.1
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Payot (also peyot , payos , peyes , ) is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls.Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Biblical injunction against shaving the "corners" of one's head.Literally, pe'ah means corner , side or edge .There are different styles of payot among Haredi , Yemenite , and Hasidic Jews.Yemenite Jews called their sidelocks simanim , literally signs , because their long curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in Yemenite society.
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Payot (also pe'ot , peyot , payos , peyos , peyois , payois ; ; plural: פֵּאוֹת ) is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls. Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Biblical injunction against shaving the "corners" of one's head. There are different styles of payot among Haredi , Yemenite , and Hasidic Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simonim ( סִימָנִים ), literally "signs", because their long-curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in the Yemenite society (differentiating them from their non-Jewish neighbors).
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sidelocks or sideburns For other uses, see Payot (surname) .Payot ( ; plural: ), also pronounced pe'ot , peyot ; or payos , peyos , peyois , payois in Ashkenazi pronunciation, is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sideburns . Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Biblical injunction against shaving the "sides" of one's head. There are different styles of payot among Haredi / Hasidic , Yemenite , and Chardal Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simonim ( ), literally, "signs", because their long-curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in the Yemenite society (differentiating them from their non-Jewish neighbors).
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Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns Sidelocks in English, or pe'ot in Hebrew, anglicized as payot ( , "corners") or payes ( ), is the Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns . Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Tanakh 's injunction against shaving the "sides" of one's head. There are different styles of payot among Haredi or Hasidic , Yemenite , and Chardal Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simanim ( סִימָנִים ), literally, "signs", because their long-curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in the Yemenite society (differentiating them from their non-Jewish neighbors). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns Not to be confused with Piyyut .Sidelocks in English, or pe'ot in Hebrew, anglicized as payot ( Hebrew : פֵּאוֹת , romanized : pēʾōt , "corners") or payes ( Yiddish pronunciation: [pejəs] ), is the Hebrew term for sidelocks or sideburns . Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Tanakh 's injunction against shaving the "sides" of one's head. There are different styles of payot among Haredi or Hasidic , Yemenite , and Chardal Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simanim ( סִימָנִים ), literally, "signs", because their long-curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in Yemenite society (differentiating them from their Gentile neighbors). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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hebrew word פאות) variously translated as "corners"
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sidelocks or sideburns
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