Phylacteries
(Gr. phulakteria; i.e., "defences" or "protections"),
called by
modern Jews tephillin (i.e., "prayers") are
mentioned only in
Matt. 23:5. They consisted of strips of parchment on
which were
inscribed these four texts: (1.) Ex. 13:1-10; (2.)
11-16; (3.)
Deut. 6:4-9; (4.) 11:18-21, and which were enclosed
in a square
leather case, on one si...
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nezem, which also includes the nose ring hanging on one side
of the nose (Genesis 24:47, where the words "upon her face"
imply either a nose ring or one to be hung from her
forehead, Genesis 35:4). Circular, as its other name 'agil
implies. Oriental men wore them as well as women. Judges
8:24 seems to imply that the Israelite men did not wear ...
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things to be especially observed...
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But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their
garments,...
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And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets
between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought
us forth out of Egypt....
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And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they
shall be as frontlets between thine eyes....
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Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in
your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they
may be as frontlets between your eyes....
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A small box containing slips of parchment on which there were
written portions of the law
Ex 13:9,16; De 6:4-9; 11:18
-Worn ostentatiously by the Jews upon the head and left arm
Mt 23:5...
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fi-lak'-ter-i (phulakterion, "guard"):
1. Bible References:
This word is found only in Mt 23:5 in our Lord's
denunciation of the Pharisees, who, in order that their
works might "be seen of men," and in their zeal for the
forms of religion, "make broad their phylacteries and
enlarge the borders of their garments." The corresponding
word in the ...
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