MEZUZAH

mezuzah, mezuza

(noun) religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mezuzah (plural mezuzahs or mezuzot or mezuzoth)

(Judaism and occasionally Christianity) A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house, in accordance with the mitzvah (Biblical commandment as interpreted in Jewish law) to "write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house" (Deuteronomy 6:9).

Source: Wiktionary



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