Mezuzah Definition

mezuzahs, mezuzas, mezuzot
noun
mezuzahs
A small piece of parchment inscribed with the biblical passages Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and marked with the word Shaddai, a name of the Almighty, that is rolled up in a container and affixed by many Jewish households to their door frames in conformity with Jewish law and as a sign of their faith.
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Noun

Singular:
mezuzah
Plural:
mezuzahs, mezuzot, mezuzoth

Origin of Mezuzah

  • From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá) (referring to Deuteronomy 6:9).

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew məzûzâ doorpost, mezuzah ḏwḏ1 in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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