tefillin

• Nom masculin désignant deux petits boîtiers de cuir noir contenant des parchemins avec des versets bibliques, que les hommes juifs portent traditionnellement lors des prières matinales en semaine comme rite religieux.

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.

pluriel irrégulier

1. Jewish prayer itemC1formal

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

   téfiline

   • 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.