mezuzah

or me·zu·za

[ muh-zooz-uh; Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zah; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo-zuh ]

/ məˈzʊz ə; Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zə /

noun, plural me·zu·zoth, me·zu·zot, me·zu·zos [Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo-zohs]; /Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zoʊs/; English me·zu·zahs.

Judaism. a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorjambs of the home.

Origin of mezuzah

First recorded in 1640–50; from Hebrew məzūzāh, literally, “doorjamb, doorpost”

Words nearby mezuzah

meze, mezereon, mezereum, Mézières, mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte

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Example sentences from the Web for mezuzah

There they paused to kiss the divine name on the Mezuzah of the door-post.
The Imported Bridegroom|Abraham Cahan
It was strange to me to live in a place in which every door-post bore a Mezuzah.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill
In his perturbation he even forgets to kiss the mezuzah on the doorpost.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for mezuzah

mezuzah

/ (məˈzʊzə, -ˈzuː-, Hebrew məzʊˈzɑ, Yiddish məˈzʊzə) /

noun plural -zuzahs or -zuzoth (Hebrew -zuˈzɔt) Judaism

a piece of parchment inscribed with biblical passages and fixed to the doorpost of the rooms of a Jewish house

a metal case for such a parchment, sometimes worn as an ornament

Word Origin for mezuzah

from Hebrew, literally: doorpost

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单词	mezuzah
释义	mezuzah or me·zu·za [ muh-zooz-uh; Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zah; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo-zuh ] / məˈzʊz ə; Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zə / noun, plural me·zu·zoth, me·zu·zot, me·zu·zos [Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo-zohs]; /Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zoʊs/; English me·zu·zahs. Judaism. a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorjambs of the home. Origin of mezuzah First recorded in 1640–50; from Hebrew məzūzāh, literally, “doorjamb, doorpost” Words nearby mezuzah meze, mezereon, mezereum, Mézières, mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mezuzah There they paused to kiss the divine name on the Mezuzah of the door-post. The Imported Bridegroom\|Abraham Cahan It was strange to me to live in a place in which every door-post bore a Mezuzah. Ghetto Tragedies\|Israel Zangwill In his perturbation he even forgets to kiss the mezuzah on the doorpost. The Promised Land\|Mary Antin British Dictionary definitions for mezuzah mezuzah / (məˈzʊzə, -ˈzuː-, Hebrew məzʊˈzɑ, Yiddish məˈzʊzə) / noun plural -zuzahs or -zuzoth (Hebrew -zuˈzɔt) Judaism a piece of parchment inscribed with biblical passages and fixed to the doorpost of the rooms of a Jewish house a metal case for such a parchment, sometimes worn as an ornament Word Origin for mezuzah from Hebrew, literally: doorpost Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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