tefillin

• Substantivo que designa dois pequenos estojo de couro preto contendo rolos de pergaminho com versículos bíblicos, que os homens judeus tradicionalmente colocam no braço e na cabeça durante as orações matinais em dias de semana, como cumprimento de um preceito religioso.

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.

   Tefilin

   • 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.