mezuzah

Etymology
From post-Biblical, 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”.

Noun

 * 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.
 * 2)  an object with the similar function in the Samaritan tradition
 * 1)  an object with the similar function in the Samaritan tradition
 * 1)  an object with the similar function in the Samaritan tradition
 * 1)  an object with the similar function in the Samaritan tradition
 * 1)  an object with the similar function in the Samaritan tradition

Translations

 * Arabic: مِزُوزَة
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: mezuza
 * Danish: mezuzah
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: mezuzo
 * Finnish: mezuza
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: μεζουζά
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: mezuzah
 * Japanese: メズーザー
 * Ladino: מזוזה
 * Occitan: mezozà
 * Persian: مزوزا
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: mezuzá
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: מזוזה