mezuza

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mezuza has 1 sense

mezuza(n = noun.communication) mezuzah - religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law;

is a kind of section, subdivision

is a part of book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy

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CIDE DICTIONARY

mezuza, n. [Heb. m, pl. of m doorpost.].

A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews. The term is also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll, together with the biblical inscription inside. The text is usually taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21. [1913 Webster]