Tefillin (תפילין) means phylacteries in Hebrew.
It can also mean tefillin. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תְּפִלִּין
tefillin
noun · feminine
In English
phylacteries, tefillin
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tefillin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זוג תשמיש קדושה העשוי מעור, שעל־פי ההלכה הרבנית יש להניח על היד ועל הראש בעת תפילת שחרית. בתוכן מצויות ארבע פרשיות מקראיות שונות שבהן מוזכרת מצוו. הנחת התפילין, הכתובות על קלף.
- 2לקוח מתיבת תְּפִלָּה+סופית רבים-־יִן (צורת ריבוי ארמית שתפסה אחיזה בתיבות רבות שבעברית, כגון: סנהדרין, מהדרין, מילין, יוחסין,אכלוסין המידמות לארמית בעזרת סיומת -ין)
The word Tefillin is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּפִלִּין
- Written without vowel points
- תפילין
- Said
- tefillin
- Root
- פ־ל־ל
- Inflections
- תְּפִלֵּי־
- Gematria
- 580
This is how Tefillin is said in other languages.
- English
- phylacteries, tefillin
- French
- phylactère
- Spanish
- filacteria
- German
- Phylakterien, Tefillin, Gebetsriemen
These words rhyme with Tefillin.
The word Tefillin is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תפילין של יד
- תפילין של ראש
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The word Tefillin comes from the root פ־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tefillin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tefillin.
What does Tefillin (תפילין) mean in Hebrew?
Tefillin (תפילין) means phylacteries and tefillin. It is said tefillin, with the stress on llin.
What rhymes with Tefillin (תפילין)?
Words that rhyme with Tefillin (תפילין) include מין, גרעין, מן, תבלין, דין, and נישואין.
Is Tefillin (תפילין) masculine or feminine?
The word Tefillin (תפילין) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תפלין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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