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单词 mezuzah
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mezuzah

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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.]

mezuzah

(məˈzʊzə; -ˈzuː-; Hebrew məzʊˈzɑ; Yiddish məˈzʊzə) n, pl -zuzahs or -zuzoth (Hebrew -zuˈzɔt) 1. (Judaism) a piece of parchment inscribed with biblical passages and fixed to the doorpost of the rooms of a Jewish house2. (Judaism) a metal case for such a parchment, sometimes worn as an ornament[from Hebrew, literally: doorpost]

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(məˈzʊz ə, -ˈzu zə)

n., pl. -zu•zoth, -zu•zot (-zuˈzɔt) -zu•zahs or -zu•zas. Judaism. a parchment scroll inscribed with Deut. 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and with the word Shaddai (a name for God), inserted in a case and attached to the doorpost of the home. [1640–50; < Hebrew məzūzāh literally, doorpost]
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Noun1.mezuzah - 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 lawmezuzah - 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 lawmezuzasection, 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
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mezuzah

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  • noun

Synonyms for mezuzah

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

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  • mezuza

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  • section
  • subdivision
  • Book of Deuteronomy
  • Deuteronomy
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