tefillin

Noun

• A set of small leather boxes containing scripture, worn by Jewish men.
• (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
• plural of tefilla

Examples

• The word ’TEFILLIN’ was a rare find, scoring well due to its uncommon letters in Scrabble.

Synonyms

phylactery