mezuzah

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mezuzah

/məˈzʊzə/
/mɛ-/
/məˈzuːzə/
/məˈzuːzɔː/

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From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá, məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9, a mitzvah (Biblical commandment as interpreted in Jewish law) ordering to “write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house”.

noun mezuzahs · mezuzot · mezuzoth · mezuza · mezuzza · mezzuza

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. On the other hand, one may feel profoundly moved with the spirit of true piety, love of God and loyalty to his commandments in the performance of a so-called "traditional commandment," like the fastening of a "mezuzah" to the door-post.
An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition.

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noun piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house

Español	mezuzá
日本語	メズーザー mezūzā
Português	mezuzá
Français	mezouza, mezouzah
Deutsch	Mesusa
Italiano	mezuzah
Ελληνικά	μεζουζά mezouzá
Русский	мезу́за mezúza
العربية	مِزُوزَة mizūza
עברית	מְזוּזָה m'zuzá

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@misc{mezuzah_2026,
  title = {mezuzah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mezuzah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}