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Also known as payess, simanim

Sidelocks, often anglicized as () or (), are sidelocks or sideburns. ''Pe'ot'' are worn by some male adherents of Orthodox Judaism based on an interpretation of the Tanakhic injunction—in Leviticus 19:27—against shaving the "sides" of one's head. The singular form of the Hebrew ''pe'ot, pe'a'' (), means 'corner', 'side', or 'edge'. There are different styles of ''pe'ot among adherents of Haredi Judaism and Hasidic Judaism, as well as among Yemenite Jews, and Chardal Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simanim'' () because their long, curled sidelocks serve as a distinguishing feature in Y

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Peiot (em hebraico: פאות) designa os cachos de cabelos laterais característicos dos judeus ortodoxos, que cumprem este mandamento devido à ordenança de não raspar os lados da cabeça (Levítico 19:27: "Não raparás em torno de tua cabeça, nem tirarás as bordas da tua barba").

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