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Definition of Mezuza
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Section, Subdivision
Group relationships: Book Of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy
Definition of Mezuza
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of mezuzah) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mezuza
1. mezuzah [n -S] - See also: mezuzah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mezuza
Literary usage of Mezuza
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences, Comprising the by Albert Gallatin Mackey, Edward L. Hawkins, William James Hughan (1912)
"The mezuza is constructed as follows: the two above-mentioned portions of Scripture
... The mezuza is then nailed at each end on the right-hand doorpost, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and by Samuel Rolles Driver, James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie (1908)
"Amulet articles among the Jews are chiefly the fringes of large and small tallith :
the mezuza ; the paper with Ps 121 and certain Abracadabra formulae, ..."
3. Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites by John Allen (1830)
"The mezuza is generally placed on the right hand of the entrance, and those who
are deemed the most devout Israelites, often touch and kiss it as they pass. ..."
4. The Book of Psalms by Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick (1901)
"... touches the mezuza, ie the small metal cylinder affixed to the right-hand
door-post, containing a piece of parchment inscribed with Deut. vi. 4—9, xi. ..."
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