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tefillin shel yad

tefillin shel yad is the plural of tefillah shel yad.

Meaning of tefillah shel yad

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

Questions about tefillin shel yad

What is tefillin shel yad the plural of?
Tefillin shel yad is the plural of tefillah shel yad.

Words near tefillin shel yad in the dictionary

  1. tefillah
  2. tefillah shel rosh
  3. tefillah shel yad
  4. tefillin
  5. tefillin shel rosh
  6. tefillin shel yad
  7. tefillos
  8. tefillot
  9. tefilloth
  10. TEFL
  11. TEFLer

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