[ mɛ'zu:zə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or mezuzoth -zəʊt ) a parchment inscribed with religious texts, attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.
Origin
C17: from Heb. mĕzūzāh 'doorpost'.
[ mɛ'zu:zə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or mezuzoth -zəʊt ) a parchment inscribed with religious texts, attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.
Origin
C17: from Heb. mĕzūzāh 'doorpost'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004