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+# φυλακτήριον/phulaktērion
+This word is a type of thing. It is a noun.
+* This word means a small leather bag for holding written words from the Law of Moses.
+    * The Jews would write words from the Law of Moses and then place them in these bags. Then they would tie the bags to their head just above their forehead and to their upper arm.
+
+See: Matthew 23:5