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MEZUZAH
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Irregular inflected form: mezuzoth
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
mezuza; mezuzah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mezuzah" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Holonyms ("mezuzah" is a part of...):
Book of Deuteronomy; Deuteronomy (the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law)
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