tefillin
small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, worn by male observant Jews during weekday morning prayers
en-US/təˈfɪlɪn/
en-GB/ˈtɛfɪˌlɪn/
small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, worn by male observant Jews during weekday morning prayers