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tefillah shel yad

tefillah shel yad noun: a leather strap wrapped around the hand as part of tefillin.

Noun

tefillah shel yad (plural tefillin shel yad)

  1. A leather strap wrapped around the hand as part of tefillin.
    • If a person is left-handed, however, then the right hand is weaker and the Tefillah shel yad is placed on that hand.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 217

Forms of tefillah shel yad

pluraltefillin shel yad

Questions about tefillah shel yad

What does tefillah shel yad mean?
Tefillah shel yad means a leather strap wrapped around the hand as part of tefillin.
What part of speech is tefillah shel yad?
Tefillah shel yad is a noun.
What is the plural of tefillah shel yad?
The plural of tefillah shel yad is tefillin shel yad.

Words near tefillah shel yad in the dictionary

  1. tefibazumab
  2. tefila
  3. tefilla
  4. tefillah
  5. tefillah shel rosh
  6. tefillah shel yad
  7. tefillin
  8. tefillin shel rosh
  9. tefillin shel yad
  10. tefillos
  11. tefillot

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