תפילה

See also: תּפֿילה

Hebrew

Root
פ־ל־ל (p-l-l)

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /tfiˈla/
  • (file)

Noun

תפילה / תְּפִלָּה • (t'filá) f (plural indefinite תפילות / תְּפִלּוֹת, singular construct תפילת / תְּפִלַּת־, plural construct תפילות / תְּפִלּוֹת־)

  1. intercession, deprecation
  2. entreaty, supplication, prayer
    • Avinu Malkenu liturgical text
      אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ קַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ.
      Avínu Malkénu, kabél b-raḥamím uv-ratsón et t'filaténu
      Our Father, our King, mercifully and willingly receive our prayer
  3. (countable) hymn, sacred song, Psalm: a passage that is read or uttered in prayer.
  4. (countable) A service, a prayer service.
  5. (Jewish law, specifically) The Amidah.
    מַגִּיעַ סוֹף זְמַן תְּפִלָּה
    magía sof zman tfiláh
    The end of the time of the recitation of the Amidah arrives

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: tefilla
  • Dutch: tefilla
  • Ladino: תפילה, tefilá
  • Yiddish: תּפֿילה (tfile)

References

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowing from Hebrew תפילה / תְּפִלָּה (t'filá, prayer).

Noun

תפילה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling tefilá)

  1. prayer
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