Tefillin (Noun)
Meaning
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The praying men wrapped their tefillin around their foreheads and left arms before reciting the morning blessings.
- According to Jewish tradition, men put on tefillin every weekday morning to remind them of God's presence.
- A rabbi instructed his students on the proper way to tie and position their tefillin during morning prayers.
- The act of laying tefillin requires a deep understanding of Jewish law and ritual to perform it correctly.
- His grandfather's antique tefillin were carefully passed down through generations as a family heirloom and a symbol of faith.