The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

(Cf. Numbers 15:38.) Fringes; properly, tassels. The tunic of the Hebrews appears to have been divided at the bottom in front, and back, so that four corners or wings ( כַּנְפוֹת) were made, to each of which a tassel was appended (Greek, κράσπεδον, Matthew 9:20; Matthew 23:5, etc.

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