MEZUZAH Definition & Meaning

mezuzah

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

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noun

plural mezuzoth, mezuzot, mezuzos English mezuzahs.

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

/ məˈzʊzə; məˈzʊzə; -ˈzuː-; məzʊˈzɑ /

noun

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

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Origin of mezuzah¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from Hebrew ��ə��ū��, literally, “doorjamb, doorpost”

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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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