to.pha.phah denotes items placed between the eyes in the repeated command to bind words as a sign on the hand.

Across the supplied verses, the noun refers to items positioned between the eyes within commands to bind words or a sign on the hand.

1. Items placed between the eyes · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 6:8 and Deuteronomy 11:18, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the instruction to bind words as a sign on the hand and have them between the eyes. Exodus 13:16 uses the same form in the corresponding sign-on-the-hand clause; the APB renders the clause "for phylacteries between your eyes."

   Deuteronomy 11:18Deuteronomy 6:8Exodus 13:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the between-the-eyes expression as "frontlets" in Deuteronomy 11:18 and Deuteronomy 6:8, and as "phylacteries" in Exodus 13:16. These renderings confirm the clause's presentation without isolating every lexical contribution.