mezuzah

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.
    — On the other hand, one may feel profoundly moved with the spirit of true piety, love of God and loyalty to his commandments in the performance of a so-called "traditional commandment," like the fastening of a "mezuzah" to the door-post.
  2. An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition.

词形变化

mezuzahs plural mezuzot plural mezuzoth plural mezuza alternative mezuzza alternative mezzuza alternative mezzuzah alternative mezuze alternative

词源

From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá, məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9, a mitzvah (Biblical commandment as interpreted in Jewish law) ordering to “write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house”.
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