1) Amulet 2) Maxim 3) Tefillin
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1) French word used in English 2) Reminder 3) Tefillin
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• (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer. • (n.) Any charm or amulet worn ...
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in Jewish religious practice, one of two small, black leather, cube-shaped cases containing Torah texts written on parchment, which, in accordance ... [2 related articles]
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Phy·lac'ter·y noun ;
plural Phylacteries . [ Middle English
filateri , Old French
filatire ,
filatiere , French
phylactère , Latin
phylacterium , Greek ..., from ... a watcher, guard, ... to watch, guard. Confer
Philatory .]
1. Any ...
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A scroll or roll (made of parchment), usually shown unfurled, sometimes containing lettering, signifying the Word of God.
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n] - (Judaism) a small leather case containing religious texts
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tefillin noun (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
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