noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/məˈzʊzə/
/mɛ-/
/məˈzuːzə/
/məˈzuːzɔː/
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CMU ARPABET:M AH0 Z UH1 Z AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Judaism and occasionally Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An object of similar function in the Samaritan tradition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mezuza
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: section, subdivision
History
Etymology
From post-Biblical Hebrew מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá, məzûzâ, “doorpost”), with reference to Deuteronomy 6:9, a mitzvah (Biblical commandment as interpreted in Jewish law) ordering to “write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house”.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِزُوزَة
(mizūza)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Catalan:
mezuzà
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Czech:
mezuza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Danish:
mezuzah
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Dutch:
mezoeza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Esperanto:
mezuzo
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Finnish:
mezuza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
French:
mezouza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
French:
mezouzah
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
German:
Mesusa
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Greek:
μεζουζά
(mezouzá)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Hebrew:
מְזוּזָה
(m'zuzá)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Italian:
mezuzah
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Japanese:
メズーザー
(mezūzā)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Ladino:
מזוזה
(mezuzá)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Occitan:
mezozà
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Persian:
مزوزا
(mezuzâ, mezowzâ)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Polish:
mezuza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Portuguese:
mezuzá
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Russian:
мезу́за
(mezúza)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Spanish:
mezuzá
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Swedish:
mezuza
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
Yiddish:
מזוזה
(mezuze)
— piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house
