Tfila (תפילה) means prayer in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
prayer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tfila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פניה מילולית אל האלוהים לשם הצגת בקשות, לשם חיזוק הקשר והקירבה, ולשם הוקרת התודה.
וּפָנִיתָ אֶל-תְּפִלַּת עַבְדְּךָ וְאֶל-תְּחִנָּתוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל-הָרִנָּה וְאֶל-הַתְּפִלָּה אֲשֶׁר עַבְדְּךָ מִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶיךָ הַיּוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tfila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּפִלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- תפילה
- Said
- tfila
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- תְּפִלּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תְּפִלּוֹת; תְּפִלַּת־
- Gematria
- 525
This is how Tfila is said in other languages.
- English
- prayer
- Arabic
- صَلَاة
- Russian
- молитва
- French
- prière
These words mean nearly the same as Tfila.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tfila.
The word Tfila is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית תפילה
- בעל תפילה
- תפילת כל נדרי
- תפילה זכה
- תפילת הדרך
- תפילת ותיקין
- תפילת שוא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tfila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tfila.
What does Tfila (תפילה) mean in Hebrew?
Tfila (תפילה) means prayer. It is said tfila, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Tfila (תפילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tfila (תפילה) are תחינה, פלילה, עתירה, צעקה, and עמידה.
What rhymes with Tfila (תפילה)?
Words that rhyme with Tfila (תפילה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תעלה.
Is Tfila (תפילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tfila (תפילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תְּפִלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תפלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.