mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
mə-ˈzu̇-zə 
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
mə-ˈzu̇-ˌzōt
: a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and its case
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Lewis has bought new mezuzahs, but can’t bring herself to hang them in the café’s new premises in the nearby suburb of Darlinghurst.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The first thing members of the Counter Extremism project did was to attach a mezuzah to the front door, as a way of both reclaiming the house and opening it to all.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Pomegranates have religious significance in Jewish tradition, so this elegant mezuzah is a doubly meaningful gift.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Its actors know true tragedy June 19, 2024 For now, some Jews have removed mezuzahs from the doors of their homes and told their kids not to wear yarmulkes in the street.
—Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The first thing members of the Counter Extremism project did was to attach a mezuzah to the front door, as a way of both reclaiming the house and opening it to all.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Pomegranates have religious significance in Jewish tradition, so this elegant mezuzah is a doubly meaningful gift.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Its actors know true tragedy June 19, 2024 For now, some Jews have removed mezuzahs from the doors of their homes and told their kids not to wear yarmulkes in the street.
—Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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mezuzah
noun
me·zu·zah
variants
or mezuza
plural mezuzahs or mezuzas or mezuzot
-ˌōt
: a small scroll of parchment inscribed with two passages from Deuteronomy and the name Shaddai (the Almighty) and placed in a case that is attached to the doorjamb by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith
also
: such a scroll and case
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