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me•zu•zah

Pronunciation: (mu-zooz'u; Seph. Heb.mu-zOO-zä'; Ashk. Heb.mu-zoo'zu), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -zu•zoth, -zu•zot, -zu•zosPronunciation: ( Seph. Heb.-zOO-zôt'; Ashk. Heb.-zoo'zōs); [key] Eng. -zu•zahs. Judaism.
a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deut. 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorpost of the home. Also,me•zu'za.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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