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tefillin
Definition: (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
Definition: Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.