tefillah shel yad

English

Noun

tefillah shel yad (plural tefillin shel yad)

1. A leather strap wrapped around the hand as part of tefillin.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 217:

     If a person is left-handed, however, then the right hand is weaker and the Tefillah shel yad is placed on that hand.