tefillah shel yad

English

Noun

tefillah shel yad (plural tefillin shel yad)

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