Associations to the word «Mezuzah»

Wiktionary

MEZUZAH, noun. (Judaism) A piece of parchment inscribed with Pentateuchal texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house, in accordance with Jewish law that says that “the Jews must remember the Tenth Plague and the blood on the doorposts.”

Dictionary definition

MEZUZAH, 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.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.