The word "tefillin" literally means "prayers," but these are prayers that you wear They are two little leather boxes, containing certain verses of Torah, and with attached leather straps that allow them to be tied onto the arm, in one case, and rested on the head, in the other They are the way that Judaism took literally the Torah's injunction to "tie [these words] as a sign upon your hands" and "let them be frontlets [whatever that means!] between your eyes " They are traditionally worn by men and some women during the morning, weekday prayers
(teh-FILL-in): two small leather boxes, worn by Jewish men during morning weekday prayers, that contain slips inscribed with passages from the Bible
Leather boxes containing four biblical passages worn by some Jews for daily prayer
Small boxes containing verses of Scripture which religious Jewish males bind to the wrist and forehead by means of leather straps, in obedience to Ex 13: 9, 16 and Deut 6: 8, 11: 18
Black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls inscribed with Shema Yisroel and other Biblical passages, bound to the arm and upper forehead and worn by men at weekday morning prayers; `Phylacteries "
{i} phylacteries, small leather cases holding Biblical passages that are worn on the head and arm of Jews during morning prayers
(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
Phylacteries; leather boxes containing passages from the Torah, worn on the arm and head; see Chs 3 - 4
(n ) Leather cubes containing scriptural texts inscribed on parchment; worn on the head and arm during morning prayers by males over thirteen years old: He puts on his tefillin before prayers
Phylacteries; two small boxes containing biblical passages that are worn by Orthodox males on the heads and left arm at morning prayer during the week Phylacteries; two small boxes containing biblical passages that are worn by Orthodox males on the heads and left arm at morning prayer during the week
(Aramaic term usually translated as phylacteries) Box-like accessories that accompany prayer, worn by Jewish adult males at the weekday morning services; the boxes have leather thongs attached and contain scriptural excerpts; one box (with four sections) is placed on the head, the other (with one section) is placed (customarily) on the left arm, near the heart; the biblical passages emphasize the unity of God and the duty to love God and be mindful of him with "all one's heart and mind" (for example, Exodus 13: 1-16; Deuteronomy 6: 4-9; 11: 13-21) See also Shema