[Avodah] Totafos vs. tefillin

[Ben Bradley via Avodah]

Because the gemara chooses uses to the aramaic presumably. As the gemara simialrly often uses a different to the lashon of the Torah shebichsav. Eg Rosh Hashana for yom hazikaron, chag for succos, atzeres for shavuos etc

Why the gemara itself prefers the term tefillin is another question





In the parasha 2 weeks ago, Shmos 13:16 uses the word [totafos].
Onkelos translates it as [tefillin].
Any idea why we use the term [tefillin] as opposed to [totafos]?


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