tefillin
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of tefillin
1605–15; < Hebrew təphillīn, akin to təphillāh prayer
Example Sentences
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That rope that tied him to us is still wound around us, like our tefillin, and it always will be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
"It's the first time that he is wearing tefillin", Bandel said enthusiastically, referring to the small black leather boxes containing Torah scrolls.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
The video also showed Catholic iconography, an evangelical Christian service and a Jewish worshipper with a tefillin.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
Turns out he was there to conduct a tefillin ceremony.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
“It is a bad cold, but I will be all right. If you cannot pray with your tefillin, pray anyway. Now I have to go.”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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