bn:00062138n
Noun Concept
Categories: Leather clothing, Positive Mitzvoth, Book of Deuteronomy, Religious headgear, Book of Exodus
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phylactery  tefillin  Tefillin shelrosh  Biblical passages contained in Tefillin  Christianity and phylacteries
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(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer WordNet 3.0
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(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tefillin, or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Wikipedia
Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla. Wiktionary
Leather case containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men; the tefilla. Wiktionary (translation)