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mezzuza

mezzuza is the alternative form of mezuzah.

Meaning of mezuzah

Noun

mezuzah (plural mezuzahs or mezuzot or mezuzoth)

  1. (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.
    • On the other hand, one may feel profoundly moved with the spirit of true piety, love of God and loyalty to his commandments in the performance of a so-called "traditional commandment," like the fastening of a "mezuzah" to the door-post.1916, Isaac Husik, A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
  2. An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition.

Questions about mezzuza

What is mezzuza the alternative form of?
Mezzuza is the alternative form of mezuzah.

Words near mezzuza in the dictionary

  1. mezzotintoes
  2. mezzotintoing
  3. mezzotintos
  4. mezzotints
  5. Mezzrow
  6. mezzuza
  7. mezzuzah
  8. mezzuzahs
  9. mezzuzot
  10. mezzuzoth
  11. Mezőkövesd

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