mezuzah
Meanings
Plural: mezuzahs, mezuzot, mezuzoth
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
- 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.
- An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition.
Origin / Etymology
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”.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 30
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Words With Friends Score: 31
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