English
Etymology
Hebrew ××××× âdoorpostâ (referring to Deuteronomy 6:9).
Pronunciation
IPA: /mÉ'zu:zÉ/
Noun
mezuzah
- 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 âthe Jews must remember the Tenth Plague and the blood on the doorposts.â
#:*1973: Slothrop gives him the mandala. He hopes it will work like the mantra that Enzian told him once, mba-kayere (I am passed over), mba-kayereâ¦a spell against Marvy tonight, against Tchitcherine. A mezuzah. Safe passage through a bad night â Thomas Pynchon, Gravityâs Rainbow
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