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Synonym 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”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, countable, in-plural, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: phylactery
Antonyms: none provided
Intercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Bengali:
তেফিল্লিন
(tephillin)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Bulgarian:
тфили́н
(tfilín)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Czech:
tfilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Danish:
tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Dutch:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Finnish:
tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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German:
Tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Greek:
τεφιλίν
(tefilín)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Hebrew:
תפילין
(tfilín)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Hungarian:
tfilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Irish:
tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Italian:
tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Latvian:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Lithuanian:
tefilinas
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Norwegian Bokmål:
tefillín
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
tefillín
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Polish:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Polish:
tfilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Portuguese:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Russian:
тфили́н
(tfilín)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Slovak:
tfilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Slovene:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Swedish:
tefillin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Tamil:
திஃபிலின்
(tifiliṉ)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Turkish:
tefilin
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Ukrainian:
тфілі́н
(tfilín)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
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Yiddish:
תּפֿילין
(tfiln)
— synonym of phylactery (cognates) — see also phylactery
