mezuzah

me·zu·zah

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-zoo z-uh; Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zah; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo -zuh]
- /məˈzʊz ə; Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-zoo z-uh; Sephardic Hebrew muh-zoo-zah; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-zoo -zuh]
- /məˈzʊz ə; Sephardic Hebrew mə zuˈzɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈzʊ zə/

Definitions of mezuzah word

noun plural mezuzah a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deut. 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 doorpost of the home. 1
noun mezuzah A parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith. 1
noun mezuzah a piece of parchment inscribed with biblical passages and fixed to the doorpost of the rooms of a Jewish house 0
noun mezuzah a metal case for such a parchment, sometimes worn as an ornament 0

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Origin of mezuzah

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50, mezuzah is from the Hebrew word məzūzāh literally, doorpost

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Parts of speech for Mezuzah

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mezuzah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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