Advertisement

Advertisement

tefillin

or te·phil·lin

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tuh-fil-in; Sephardic Hebrew tuh-fee-leen ]

plural noun

, Judaism.
  1. the phylacteries.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of tefillin1

1605–15; < Hebrew təphillīn, akin to təphillāh prayer
Discover More

Example Sentences

Some of the women had wrapped themselves in traditionally male religious garments like tallit and tefillin, and others had not.

These phylacteries (tefillin in Hebrew) are still used by orthodox Jewish men.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


tefillahTEFL