MEZUZAH

[me.zu.zah] or me.zu.za n, pl -zahs or -zas or -zot [Heb mezuzah doorpost] (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