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me·zu·zah also me·zu·za M0263200 (mə-zo͝oz′ə, -zo͞o-zä′)n. pl. me·zu·zahs also me·zu·zas (-zo͝oz′əz) or me·zu·zot (-zo͞o-zôt′) 1. 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.2. The container that holds this piece of parchment. [Hebrew məzûzâ, doorpost, mezuzah; see ḏwḏ in Semitic roots.]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | mezuza - 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 lawmezuzahsection, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"Book of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law |
mezuzaenUK
mezuzadoorpost ornament, thought by primitive Jews to protect them from harm. [Judaism: Rosten, 239]See: CharmsmezuzaenUK
Synonyms for mezuzanoun 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 lawSynonymsRelated Words- section
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- Book of Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy
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