tefilla
Synonym of phylactery and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain…Synonym of phylactery (“either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible”).
Meaning
2 senses(Judaism, countable, in the plural, often)Synonym of phylactery (“either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible”).
Tefillin
тфили́нtfilín
тфілі́нtfilín
(Judaism, uncountable)Intercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.
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Forms
plural: tefillin / tefillos / tefillot / tefillothSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable