tephillin

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tuh-fil-in; Sephardic Hebrew tuh-fee-leen ]
/ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English təˈfɪl ɪn; Sephardic Hebrew tə fiˈlin /

plural noun Judaism.

tefillin.

Words nearby tephillin

tepe, tepe gawra, tepee, tepefy, tepexpán man, tephillin, tephra, tephrite, tephrochronology, tephroite, tepic

Definition for tephillin (2 of 2)

tefillin

or te·phil·lin

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tuh-fil-in; Sephardic Hebrew tuh-fee-leen ]
/ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English təˈfɪl ɪn; Sephardic Hebrew tə fiˈlin /

plural noun Judaism.

the phylacteries.

Origin of tefillin

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

Example sentences from the Web for tephillin

  • The men until recent times used to go about all day in their Tephillin.

    The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela |Benjamin of Tudela

  • Then I began to beg him to take my Tallis and Tephillin (praying-shawl and phylacteries) for the twelve marks.

    Ghetto Comedies |Israel Zangwill