tefillah
Noun
Meaning
tefillah
Alternative form of tefilla
Examples
Origin and history of Jewish prayer Biblical origin According to the Talmud Bavli (tractate Taanit 2a), tefillah ("prayer") is a Biblical command : "'You shall serve God with your whole heart.'
The daily tefillah ("prayer") is to fulfill the Biblical requirement based on Maimonides' view as above.