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Totefet (טוטפת) means phylactery in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

טוֹטֶפֶת
totefet
noun · feminine
In English

phylactery

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ט

The dictionary gives one meaning for Totefet.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    תכשיט בצורת קמע המונח על המצח.

The word Totefet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
טוֹטֶפֶת
Written without vowel points
טוטפת
Said
totefet
Pattern
קוֹטֶלֶת
Plural
טוֹטָפוֹת
Inflections
ר' טוֹטָפוֹת
Gematria
504

This is how Totefet is said in other languages.

English
phylactery

These words mean nearly the same as Totefet.

  • ציץ

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These words rhyme with Totefet.

This is where the word Totefet comes from.

המילה מופיעה במקרא רק בהקשר של פסוק החוזר בכמה צורות :המשמעות המקורית של המלה בפסוק זה לא ברורה לגמרי, אך נראה שמדובר היה בתכשיט שעונדים לאות ולזכרון. יש הגוזרים מהשורש נ־ט־ף ומקבילים לתכשיט "נְטִיפוֹת" המוזכר ב. יש הגוזרים מן טִפָּה בהכפלת האות ט', שהתכשיט היה בצורה של טיפה. אחרים גזרו מהשורש ט־ו־ף בהוראת: כריכה, ליפוף, בהשוואה לערבית: طَافَ - לסבוב, להקיף. ולפי זה הכוונה לתכשיט המקיף את הראש או את היד.

These words come before and after Totefet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Totefet.

What does Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) means phylactery. It is said totefet, with the stress on te.

What is a synonym for Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) are ⁨ציץ⁩.

What rhymes with Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) include ⁨מעטפת⁩, ⁨מיצנפת⁩, ⁨זפת⁩, ⁨קצפת⁩, ⁨מרצפת⁩, and ⁨רפת⁩.

Is Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Totefet (⁨טוטפת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨טוֹטָפוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry טוטפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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