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Yeshivish glossary term

batim

בתים

Meaning

  • tefillin boxes or housings
  • leather compartments of tefillin

Alternate spellings

tefillin batim

Usage and context

Literally houses; in tefillin context, the black leather box structures.

Category
tefillin
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The batim need to stay square.

Plain-English example

The tefillin boxes need to retain their required square form.