Tefilla

//təˈfɪlə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of phylactery (“either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible”). Judaism, countable, in-plural, often
  2. 2
    Intercession, prayer; (countable) a prayer. Judaism, uncountable

    "Chazal have said that the Ovos were childless, to induce them to daven for children, because Hashem longs for their tefilos."

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phylacteryphylactery

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"Chazal have said that the Ovos were childless, to induce them to daven for children, because Hashem longs for their tefilos."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תפילה.

Related phrases

tefillah shel roshtefillah shel yad

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