I have seen two common abbreviations written on tefillin cases (I'm referring to the, most commonly red, cases that you put the tefillin into when you have completed wearing them):
תובב"א and פעיה"ק
What do these abbreviations mean?
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2Have you tried checking an acronym dictionary? Or just typing them into Google? The first Google result for each of those terms is a definition. This post doesn't show any research effort.– Double AA ♦Dec 28, 2016 at 18:51
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Does the box say anything on the other sides in order to understand the context of these terms? Perhaps a picture may be helpful, as numerous style containers are out there with different inscriptions.– Double AA ♦Dec 28, 2016 at 18:54
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Wikimilon has the abbreviation
תובב"א
standing for
תיבּנה ותיכּונן במהרה בימינו אמן.
It should be built and established speedily in our days, amen.
The abbreviation is used for the 4 holy cities ירושלים, טבריה, צפת וחברון; Jerusalem, Tiberias, Safed and Hebron.
And is used as in this example
בעיה"ק ירושלים תובב"א
where עיה"ק
stands for
עיר הקודש
holy city.
answered Dec 28, 2016 at 21:15
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I think its referring to where the teffilin were made,but I guess nowadays all have it on them– samDec 29, 2016 at 2:48
Avrohom Yitzchok has answered what "תובב״א" stands for; I'll tell you what "פעיה״ק" stands for: "פה עיר הקדש" ("here [in] the holy city]"). (This is what I learned years ago, I don't remember from whom/what.)
