| Word | phylactery |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A small leather box containing vellum Hebrew texts, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law. |
| Sentence | This law, literally interpreted, provides the basis for the Jewish convention of binding phylacteries, containing selected texts from the Torah, upon the arm and forehead. |
| Source | The New Oxford Annotated Bible, p.262, footnotes |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Ephah n hebrew dry measure equivalent bushel gideon
Previous card: Merism n figure speech thing referred enumerating parts
Up to card list: Unusual and Literary English Vocabulary