◄ 4201. mezuzah ►
Strong's Lexicon mezuzah: Doorpost Original Word: מְזוּזָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: mezuzah Pronunciation: meh-zoo-zah Phonetic Spelling: (mez-oo-zaw') Definition: Doorpost Meaning: a door-post Word Origin: Derived from the root זוז (zuz), meaning "to move" or "to go," but in this context, it refers to a fixed position. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "mezuzah" in the New Testament, as it is a uniquely Jewish practice. However, the concept of marking or setting apart spaces for God can be seen in various New Testament passages that discuss the dedication of one's life and household to God. Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "mezuzah" refers to the doorpost of a house. It is most notably used in the context of the commandment to inscribe the words of the Shema on the doorposts of one's house (Deuteronomy 6:9, 11:20). The term has come to represent the small case containing a scroll with these verses, which is affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes. Cultural and Historical Background: The mezuzah is a significant symbol in Jewish tradition, serving as a reminder of God's presence and commandments. The practice of affixing a mezuzah to the doorpost is rooted in the biblical commandment found in Deuteronomy. Traditionally, the scroll inside the mezuzah case contains the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21), which emphasizes the oneness of God and the importance of loving and obeying Him. The mezuzah is placed on the right side of the doorpost as one enters a room or building, and it is customary for Jews to touch the mezuzah and then kiss their fingers as a sign of reverence and remembrance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as ziz Definition a doorpost, gatepost NASB Translation door post (2), door posts (1), doorpost (4), doorposts (10), post (1), posts (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְזוּזָה noun feminine door-post, gate-post, absolute ׳מ Exodus 21:6; Isaiah 57:8; construct מְזוּזַת 1 Samuel 1:9; Ezekiel 46:2 + Ezekiel 41:21 (strike out ᵑ6 Co compare ᵐ5 Hi), Ezekiel 45:19 (twice in verse) (in both מְזוּזוֺת ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Co); suffix מְזוּזָתִי Ezekiel 43:8, מְזוּזָתָם Ezekiel 43:8; plural מְזוּזוֺת 1 Kings 6:31 2t. (+ Ezekiel 45:19 (twice in verse) Co see above), מְזוּזֹת Exodus 12:7 4t., מְזֻזוֺת Deuteronomy 6:9; Judges 16:3; — door-post, gate-post, 1 of dwelling-house Exodus 12:7 (P), Exodus 12:22; Exodus 12:23; Exodus 21:6 (all J E), Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20 compare Isaiah 57:8; also מְּתָחָ֑י ׳מ Proverbs 8:34, מְזוּזָתָם Ezekiel 43:8; of Solomon's house 1 Kings 7:5. 2 of house of ׳י: a. of the pre-Solomonic sanctuary of ׳י 1 Samuel 1:9. b. of Solomon's temple 1 Kings 6:33; of the דְּבִיר 1 Kings 6:31. c. of Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 41:21 (strike out Co see above), Ezekiel 43:8 (מְזוּזָתִי), הַבַּיִת ׳מ Ezekiel 45:19, שַׁעַר ׳מ Ezekiel 45:9, compare Ezekiel 46:2. 3 of city-gates Judges 16:3. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance door, side post Or mzuzah {mez-oo-zaw'}; from the same as ziyz; a door-post (as prominent) -- (door, side) post. see HEBREW ziyz Forms and Transliterations הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת המזוזה המזוזות המזוזת וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙ והמזוזה והמזוזות ומזוזתם מְזוּז֖וֹת מְזוּז֣וֹת מְזוּז֥וֹת מְזוּזַ֔ת מְזוּזַ֖ת מְזוּזַ֣ת מְזוּזָתִ֔י מְזוּזֹ֥ת מזוזות מזוזת מזוזתי ham·mə·zū·zāh ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ ham·mə·zū·zōṯ hammezuZah hamməzūzāh hammezuZot hamməzūzōṯ hamməzūzōwṯ mə·zū·zā·ṯî mə·zū·zaṯ mə·zū·zō·wṯ mə·zū·zōṯ mezuZat məzūzaṯ mezuzaTi məzūzāṯî mezuZot məzūzōṯ məzūzōwṯ ū·mə·zū·zā·ṯām umezuzaTam ūməzūzāṯām vehammezuZah vehammezuZot wə·ham·mə·zū·zāh wə·ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ wəhamməzūzāh wəhamməzūzōwṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 12:7 HEB: עַל־ שְׁתֵּ֥י הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת וְעַל־ הַמַּשְׁק֑וֹף NAS: it on the two doorposts and on the lintel KJV: [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post INT: on the two doorposts and on the lintel Exodus 12:22 HEB: וְאֶל־ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת מִן־ הַדָּ֖ם NAS: and the two doorposts; and none KJV: and the two side posts with the blood INT: and to the two doorposts some of the blood Exodus 12:23 HEB: וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת וּפָסַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ NAS: and on the two doorposts, the LORD KJV: and on the two side posts, the LORD INT: over the two doorposts will pass the LORD Exodus 21:6 HEB: א֖וֹ אֶל־ הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה וְרָצַ֨ע אֲדֹנָ֤יו NAS: or the doorpost. And his master KJV: him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master INT: or about the doorpost shall pierce and his master Deuteronomy 6:9 HEB: וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־ מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ NAS: You shall write them on the doorposts of your house KJV: And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, INT: shall write on the doorposts of your house your gates Deuteronomy 11:20 HEB: וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־ מְזוּז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ NAS: You shall write them on the doorposts of your house KJV: And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, INT: shall write on the doorposts of your house your gates Judges 16:3 HEB: הָעִיר֙ וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ עִֽם־ NAS: and the two posts and pulled KJV: and the two posts, and went away INT: of the city and the two posts and pulled along 1 Samuel 1:9 HEB: הַכִּסֵּ֔א עַל־ מְזוּזַ֖ת הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ NAS: on the seat by the doorpost of the temple KJV: upon a seat by a post of the temple INT: the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD 1 Kings 6:31 HEB: שָׁ֑מֶן הָאַ֥יִל מְזוּז֖וֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית׃ NAS: the lintel [and] five-sided doorposts. KJV: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part INT: of olive the lintel doorposts five-sided 1 Kings 6:33 HEB: לְפֶ֥תַח הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּז֣וֹת עֲצֵי־ שָׁ֑מֶן NAS: four-sided doorposts of olive KJV: of the temple posts [of] olive INT: the entrance of the nave doorposts wood of olive 1 Kings 7:5 HEB: וְכָל־ הַפְּתָחִ֥ים וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת רְבֻעִ֣ים שָׁ֑קֶף NAS: the doorways and doorposts [had] squared KJV: And all the doors and posts [were] square, INT: All the doorways and doorposts squared frames Proverbs 8:34 HEB: י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃ NAS: at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts. KJV: waiting at the posts of my doors. INT: daily Waiting my doorposts of my doors Isaiah 57:8 HEB: וְאַחַ֤ר הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה שַׂ֖מְתְּ זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְ NAS: the door and the doorpost You have set KJV: the doors also and the posts hast thou set up INT: Behind the door and the doorpost have set your sign Ezekiel 41:21 HEB: הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת רְבֻעָ֑ה וּפְנֵ֣י NAS: The doorposts of the nave were square; KJV: The posts of the temple INT: of the nave the doorposts were square the front Ezekiel 43:8 HEB: אֶת־ סִפִּ֗י וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙ אֵ֣צֶל מְזוּזָתִ֔י NAS: by My threshold and their door post KJV: by my thresholds, and their post by INT: their threshold my threshold and their door beside post Ezekiel 43:8 HEB: וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙ אֵ֣צֶל מְזוּזָתִ֔י וְהַקִּ֖יר בֵּינִ֣י NAS: and their door post beside KJV: by my posts, and the wall INT: and their door beside post with the wall between Ezekiel 45:19 HEB: וְנָתַן֙ אֶל־ מְזוּזַ֣ת הַבַּ֔יִת וְאֶל־ NAS: and put [it] on the door posts KJV: and put [it] upon the posts of the house, INT: and put to the door of the house on Ezekiel 45:19 HEB: לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְעַ֨ל־ מְזוּזַ֔ת שַׁ֖עַר הֶחָצֵ֥ר NAS: [it] on the door posts of the house, KJV: of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate INT: of the altar and posts of the gate court Ezekiel 46:2 HEB: וְעָמַד֙ עַל־ מְזוּזַ֣ת הַשַּׁ֔עַר וְעָשׂ֣וּ NAS: and stand by the post of the gate. KJV: and shall stand by the post of the gate, INT: and stand by the post of the gate shall provide 19 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4201 19 Occurrences ham·mə·zū·zāh — 1 Occ. ham·mə·zū·zōṯ — 4 Occ. mə·zū·zaṯ — 5 Occ. mə·zū·zā·ṯî — 1 Occ. mə·zū·zōṯ — 5 Occ. ū·mə·zū·zā·ṯām — 1 Occ. wə·ham·mə·zū·zāh — 1 Occ. wə·ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ — 1 Occ.