beth hatefillah

noun

beth ha·​te·​fil·​lah

ˌbāth-ˌhä-tə-ˈfi-lə,

-fi-ˈlä,

ˌbāt-,

ˌbās-

variants or bet hatefillah

ˌbāt-ˌhä-tə-ˈfi-lə,

-fi-ˈlä,

ˌbās-

: a Jewish house of worship : synagogue

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew bēth hattĕphillāh house of prayer

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