Inflected forms: pl. me·zu·zahs also me·zu·zas (-zzz) or me·zu·zot (-z-zôt), A small piece of parchment inscribed with the biblical passages Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and marked with the word Shaddai, a name of the Almighty, that is rolled up in a container and affixed by many Jewish households to their door frames in conformity with Jewish law and as a sign of their faith.
ETYMOLOGY:
Hebrew mzûzâ, doorpost, mezuzah. See w1 in Appendix II.
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