tefillin

• Sustantivo que designa dos pequeñas cajas de cuero negro que contienen pergaminos con versículos bíblicos, y que tradicionalmente se colocan sobre el brazo y la cabeza durante las oraciones matutinas de los días laborables como parte del rito religioso judío.

A noun referring to two small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with biblical verses, traditionally worn by Jewish men during weekday morning prayers as a religious observance.

plural irregular

1. Jewish prayer itemC1formal

   Small black leather boxes containing scrolls of Torah verses, worn by Jewish men during weekday morning prayers.

   Tefilín

   • He carefully wrapped the tefillin around his arm before the morning service.
   • The bar mitzvah boy received his first set of tefillin as a gift.
   • During the prayer, he touched the tefillin on his forehead as a sign of devotion.