tefilla

English

Alternative forms

• tefillah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תְּפִלָּה

Noun

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

1. (countable) The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women.
2. (uncountable) The Jewish concept of prayer

Synonyms

• phylactery

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Dutch

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