English Explanatory Dictionary

tefilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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”).
  2. Intercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer.

Pronunciation

/təˈfɪlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tefilla.wav

Word forms

tefilla tefillin tefillos tefillot tefilloth tefillah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.

Synonyms

phylactery

Derived words

tefillah shel rosh tefillah shel yad
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