tefilla

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English

father and son wearing tefillin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.

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Noun

tefilla (countable and uncountable, plural tefillot or tefilloth or tefillos or tefillin)

  1. (countable, often in the plural) The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women.
    Synonym: phylactery
  2. (Judaism, countable, uncountable) prayer.
    • 2000 August 31, [email protected], “MIDEI SHABBOS by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler - Shoftim”, in alt.religion.judaism.orthodox (Usenet):
      Chazal have said that the Ovos were childless, to induce them to daven for children, because Hashem longs for their tefilos.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תְּפִלָּה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.fiˈlaː/
  • Hyphenation: te‧fil‧la

Noun

tefilla f (plural tefillot)

  1. (Judaism) prayer
    Synonym: tefille
  2. (Judaism) Jewish phylactery
    Synonyms: fille, tefille