Meanings
plural tefillin · plural tefillos · plural tefillot · plural tefilloth · alternative tefillah
- Judaismcountablein pluraloftenSynonym 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”).
Synonyms: phylactery
- JudaismuncountableIntercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer.
Chazal have said that the Ovos were childless, to induce them to daven for children, because Hashem longs for their tefilos.
2000 August 31, rach...@netmedia.net.il, “MIDEI SHABBOS by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler - Shoftim”, in alt.religion.judaism.orthodox (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym 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”).
Origin
- Hebrewתפילה
- Hebrewתפילה
- Englishtefilla
Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali তেফিল্লিন
- তেফিল্লিন (tephillin)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Bulgarian тфили́н
- тфили́н (tfilín)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Czech tfilin
- tfilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Danish tefillin
- tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Dutch tefilin
- tefilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Finnish tefillin
- tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
German Tefillin
- Tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Greek τεφιλίν
- τεφιλίν (tefilín)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Hebrew תפילין
- תפילין (tfilín)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Hungarian tfilin
- tfilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Irish tefillin
- tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Italian tefillin
- tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Latvian tefilin
- tefilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Lithuanian tefilinas
- tefilinassynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Norwegian Bokmål tefillín
- tefillínsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Polish tefilin, tfilin
- tefilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
- tfilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Portuguese tefilin
- tefilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Russian тфили́н
- тфили́н (tfilín)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Slovak tfilin
- tfilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Swedish tefillin
- tefillinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Tamil திஃபிலின்
- திஃபிலின் (tifiliṉ)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Turkish tefilin
- tefilinsynonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Ukrainian тфілі́н
- тфілі́н (tfilín)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Yiddish תּפֿילין
- תּפֿילין (tfiln)synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tefilla
Cite this entry
tefilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefilla
“tefilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tefilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefilla.
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