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tefillah

/ təˈfilə /

noun

  1. Judaism another name for phylactery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tefillah1

from Hebrew
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Example Sentences

Tefillah is the Hebrew word for prayer.

The traditional Lenten practices of praying, fasting and alms-giving date to the Yom Kippur admonition that Jews atone by teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah — repentance, prayer and charity.

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