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tekstinauha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • phylactery noun In Judaism, either of two small leather boxes containing scrolls of Torah passages, traditionally strapped to the arm and forehead during morning prayers.

Senses

tekstinauha is used for these senses in English:

  • phylactery (art, historical) A scroll with words on it depicted as emerging from a person's mouth or held in their hands, indicating what they are singing or speaking; a banderole, a speech scroll.

phylactery — full definition

  1. noun In Judaism, either of two small leather boxes containing scrolls of Torah passages, traditionally strapped to the arm and forehead during morning prayers.
  2. noun In fantasy fiction and role-playing games, an enchanted object used to contain and protect a being's soul, most often a lich's.
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