tefilla

== English == === Alternative forms === tefillah === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈfɪlə/ Rhymes: -ɪlə === Noun === tefilla (countable and uncountable, plural tefillin or tefillos or tefillot or tefilloth) (Judaism) (countable, often in the plural) 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”). (uncountable) Intercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Jewish prayer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew תְּפִלָּה. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.fiˈlaː/ Hyphenation: te‧fil‧la === Noun === tefilla f (plural tefillot, no diminutive) (Judaism) prayer Synonym: tefille (Judaism) Jewish phylactery Synonyms: fille, tefille