Tefilla in Hebrew is תפילין (tfilín).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
תפילין
tfilín
noun · feminine
In English
tefilla
/təˈfɪlə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for tefilla as a noun.
synonym of phylactery (cognates)
- תפיליןtfilínfeminineplural
This is more about the Hebrew word תפילין.
- Written with vowel points
- תפילין
- Written without vowel points
- תפילין
- Said
- tfilín
- Its meanings in English
- tefilla, tefillin, plural of תפילה
These English words share a Hebrew word with tefilla.
These words come before and after tefilla in the list.
These are the questions people ask about tefilla in Hebrew.
How do you say tefilla in Hebrew?
tefilla in Hebrew is תפילין, said tfilín.
Is תפילין masculine or feminine?
The word תפילין is feminine.
What else does תפילין mean in English?
Besides tefilla, תפילין can mean tefillin and plural of תפילה.
How is tefilla pronounced in English?
tefilla is pronounced /təˈfɪlə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tefilla and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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