Noun: mezuzah (mezuzoth) mu'zû-zu
- 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
"They touched the mezuzah as they entered the house";
- mezuza
Derived forms: mezuzoth
Type of: section, subdivision
Part of: Book of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy
Encyclopedia: Mezuzah