389. Malei and Chaseir in Tefillin - part 1

Editor’s note: Malei (“full”) means including an “optional” letter vav or yud as part of a vowel; chaseir (“deficient”) means lacking that letter.

Tefillin, Mezuzah v’Sefer Torah 2:4

In the first section of tefillin:

B’chor - malei; zachor - malei; b’chozek - chaseir; hotzi - malei; yotzieim - without a vav; y’viacha - malei; v’ha’Emori - chaseir; v’haYevusi - malei; la’avosecha - without a vav; ha’avodah - chaseir; matzos - chaseir; hashvii - malei; matzos - malei; seor - chaseir; g’vulecha - chaseir; ba’avur - malei; l’os - malei; ul'zikaron - malei; einecha - malei; Toras - malei; hotziacha - without a yud; hachukah - chaseir; l’moada - malei.

Tefillin, Mezuzah v’Sefer Torah 2:5

In the second section:

Y’viacha - without a yud; chamor - chaseir; b’chor - malei; b’chozek - chaseir; hotzianu - malei; vayaharog - chaseir; b’chor - malei; mib’chor - chaseir; v’ad b’chor - malei; zoveiach - without a vav; b’chor in the phrase v’chol b’chor - malei; l’os - malei; yadecha - with a hei; u’l’totafos - without the final vav; einecha - malei; b’chozek - chaseir; hotzianu - malei.