mezuzah

mezuzah
noun /məˈzuːzə/
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.”

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-kayere…a spell against Marvy tonight, against Tchitcherine. A mezuzah. Safe passage through a bad night


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  • mezuzah — 1640s, from Hebrew, lit. doorpost …   Etymology dictionary

  • mezuzah — /meuh zooz euh/; Seph. Heb. /meuh zooh zah /; Ashk. Heb. /meuh zoo zeuh/, n., pl. mezuzoth, mezuzot, mezuzos Seph. Heb. / zooh zawt /; Ashk. Heb. / zoo zohs/; Eng. mezuzahs. Judaism. a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical… …   Universalium

  • Mezuzah — Mezuza Me*zu za, Mezuzah Me*zu zah, Mezuzoth Mez u*zoth, n. [Heb. m[e^]z[=u]z[=o]th, pl. of m[e^]z[=u]z[=a]h doorpost.] A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; in use among orthodox Hebrews. The term is also used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mezuzah — or mezuza noun (plural zahs or zas or mezuzot) Etymology: Hebrew mĕzūzāh doorpost Date: 1650 a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4 9 and 11:13 21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Mezuzah — Mezouzah Mezouzah d une Synagogue de Vienne. La mezouzah (hébreu : מזוזה, linteau de porte ; plur. mezouzot …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mezuzah —    See amulet …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • mezuzah — n. small parchment scroll rolled up in a case that is attached to doorframes in the homes of Jewish people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mezuzah — [mɛ zu:zə] noun (plural mezuzahs or mezuzoth zəʊt) a parchment inscribed with religious texts, attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith. Origin C17: from Heb. mĕzūzāh doorpost …   English new terms dictionary

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