mezuzah

== English == === Alternative forms === mezuza, mezuzza, mezzuza, mezzuzah, mezuze === 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”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈzʊzə/, /mɛ-/ IPA(key): /məˈzuːzə/, /məˈzuːzɔː/ === Noun === mezuzah (plural mezuzahs or mezuzot or mezuzoth) (Judaism and occasionally Christianity) 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. (Samaritanism) An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition. ==== Translations ==== === References ===