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noun - (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin)
The phylacteries worn by Jewish men.
noun - the phylacteries worn by Jews
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Tefillin (Askhenazic: ; Israeli Hebrew: [tfilin], ), also called phylacteries (), are a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. They are worn by observant adult Jews (in many communities, only men) during weekday morning prayers. * Although "tefillin" is technically the plural form (the singular being "tefillah"), it is loosely used as a singular as well. The arm-tefillin, or shel yad, is placed on the upper arm, and the strap wrapped around the arm/hand, hand and fingers; while the head-tefillin, or shel rosh, is placed above the forehead. The Torah commands that they should be worn to serve as a "sign" and "remembrance" that God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. * The scriptural texts for tefillin are obscure in literal meaning. For example, Deuteronomy 11:18 is one of the standard texts referenced as supporting the obligation, but it does not designate what specifically to "bind upon your arm", and the definition |