n.
Variant: or me · zu · za
Pronunciation: m ə - ' zu ̇ -z ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -zahs or -zas or -zot \ - ' zu ̇ - ˌ z ō t \
Etymology: Hebrew m ĕ z ū z ā h doorpost
Date: 1650
: a small parchment scroll inscribed with Deut 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 and the name Shaddai and placed in a case fixed to the doorpost by some Jewish families as a sign and reminder of their faith also : such a scroll and its case