תְּפִלָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. intercession, deprecation
2. entreaty, supplication, prayer
3. hymn, sacred song, Psalm: a passage that is read or uttered in prayer. (countable)
4. A service, a prayer service. (countable)
5. The Amidah. (Jewish law, specifically)
Pronunciation
t'filá
Examples19
מַגִּיעַ סוֹף זְמַן תְּפִלָּה
The end of the time of the recitation of the Amidah arrives
רַק הַתְּפִלּוֹת מַחְזִיקוֹת אוֹתוֹ בחַיִּים.
Only prayers keep him alive.
אֲנִי אֵשָּׂא תְּפִלָּה למענך.
I'll pray for you.
לתְּפִלָּה לֹא דָּרוּשׁ בטֶקֶס, דרושה אֱמוּנָה.
Ceremony is not needed for prayer, trust is.
אַתְּ בתפילותיי.
You're in my prayers.
צִפּוֹר קְטַנָּה לָחֲשָׁה לִי שֶׁלֹּא השתתפת בתְּפִלָּה.
A little bird told me you are not attending Mass.