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mezuzah

or ³¾±ð·³ú³Ü·³ú²¹

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

noun

plural mezuzoth, mezuzot, mezuzos English mezuzahs.
  1. 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.


mezuzah

/ məˈzÊŠzÉ™; məˈzÊŠzÉ™; -ˈzuË-; mÉ™zʊˈzÉ‘ /

noun

  1. a piece of parchment inscribed with biblical passages and fixed to the doorpost of the rooms of a Jewish house
  2. a metal case for such a parchment, sometimes worn as an ornament
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mezuzah1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Hebrew ³¾É™³úÅ«³úÄå³ó, literally, “doorjamb, doorpostâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mezuzah1

from Hebrew, literally: doorpost
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"Every house in a Jewish town has a mezuzah on the door, which is like a little tube with a little Torah scroll inside and when you come through, you touch it."

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Many Jews have removed mezuzahs - the small Torah scrolls - from their doorposts, or they have covered them with duct tape out of fear of reprisal.

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Other combatants travel with mezuzahs, small boxes containing biblical Scriptures meant to be hung outside Jewish residences, to affix to Palestinian homes.

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There’s been talk of blending in better: covering skullcaps in public and perhaps hiding mezuzahs, the traditional symbol on doorposts of Jewish homes.

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She would have mezuzahs on her door and wear a Star of David around her neck and think nothing of it.

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