mezuzah
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A mezuzah is a small parchment scroll inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah, traditionally placed in a decorative case and affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes as a sign of faith and divine protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mezuzah canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object
ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ |
| containsText |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 ⓘ Shema Yisrael ⓘ |
| containsTextFrom | Torah ⓘ |
| hasCaseMaterial |
ceramic
ⓘ
glass ⓘ metal ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasCustom | touching and kissing fingers ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Hebrew word for doorpost ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionOnBack | Shaddai ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatusIn |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | parchment scroll ⓘ |
| isAffixedTo |
doorposts
ⓘ
entrances of Jewish homes ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Jewish home identity
ⓘ
mitzvah of dwelling ⓘ |
| isAttachedWith |
adhesive
ⓘ
nails ⓘ screws ⓘ |
| isCommandedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 11:20
Deuteronomy 6:9 ⓘ |
| isInspected | periodically for damage ⓘ |
| isNotRequiredFor | temporary booths ⓘ |
| isObservedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| isPlacedIn | decorative case ⓘ |
| isPlacedOn | right side of the doorpost ⓘ |
| isPositioned |
slightly slanted
ⓘ
upper third of the doorpost ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Jewish home rituals
ⓘ
Shema Yisrael ⓘ
surface form:
Shema
tefillin ⓘ |
| isRequiredFor | permanent dwellings ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Jewish law (halakha) ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
many Reform Jews
ⓘ
many secular Jews as cultural symbol ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | Judaism ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | qualified scribe ⓘ |
| mustBe |
handwritten
ⓘ
written on kosher parchment ⓘ written with special ink ⓘ |
| requiresRole | sofer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jewish faith
ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.