What does מְזוּזָה (mĕzûzāh) mean in the Bible?
מְזוּזָה (mĕzûzāh): Door-post elevated to sacred marker—Israel's covenant reminder inscribed on household thresholds
Hebrew · H4201
מְזוּזָה
A door-post (as prominent )
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מְזוּזָה H4201
Pronunciation mĕzûzāh
What does מְזוּזָה (mĕzûzāh) mean in the Bible?
מְזוּזָה (mĕzûzāh): Door-post elevated to sacred marker—Israel's covenant reminder inscribed on household thresholds
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4201?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the doorposts (3), doorposts (2), sides of the doorframe (2), and doorpost (1), and their doorposts (1).
Where does מְזוּזָה (mĕzûzāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Exodus (4), 1 Kings (3), Deuteronomy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the doorposts 3× Deuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20, Ezekiel 45:19
doorposts 2× 1 Kings 6:31, 1 Kings 6:33
sides of the doorframe 2× Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23
and doorpost 1× Isaiah 57:8
and their doorposts 1× Ezekiel 43:8
at the posts 1× Proverbs 8:34
doorframe 1× Ezekiel 41:21
doorpost 1× Exodus 21:6
gateposts 1× Judges 16:3
My doorposts 1× Ezekiel 43:8
the doorpost 1× 1 Samuel 1:9
the gatepost 1× Ezekiel 46:2
the gateposts 1× Ezekiel 45:19
the sides 1× Exodus 12:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:7 הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת to the sides Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 12:22 הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת to sides of the doorframe Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 12:23 הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת to sides of the doorframe Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 21:6 הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה to doorpost Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 6:9 מְזוּזֹ֥ת to the doorposts Noun - feminine plural construct Deuteronomy 11:20 מְזוּז֥וֹת to the doorposts Noun - feminine plural construct Judges 16:3 הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת to gateposts Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Samuel 1:9 מְזוּזַ֖ת to the doorpost Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 6:31 מְזוּז֖וֹת to doorposts Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Kings 6:33 מְזוּז֣וֹת to doorposts Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:7
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 8
Exodus 4 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 6
Source forms
מְזוּזַ֣ת 3x mə·zū·zaṯ Ezekiel 41:21, Ezekiel 45:19, Ezekiel 46:2
מְזוּזֹ֥ת 2x mə·zū·zōṯ Deuteronomy 6:9, Proverbs 8:34
הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה 1x ham·mə·zū·zāh Exodus 21:6
הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת 1x ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ Judges 16:3
הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת 1x ham·mə·zū·zōṯ Exodus 12:7
הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת 1x ham·mə·zū·zōṯ Exodus 12:22
הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת 1x ham·mə·zū·zōṯ Exodus 12:23
וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה 1x wə·ham·mə·zū·zāh Isaiah 57:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 5x Deuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20, 1 Kings 6:31, 1 Kings 6:33
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x 1 Samuel 1:9, Ezekiel 41:21, Ezekiel 45:19, Ezekiel 46:2
Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23, Judges 16:3
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 21:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 43:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Kings 7:5
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 57:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 43:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Door-post elevated to sacred marker—Israel's covenant reminder inscribed on household thresholds
Source Gloss
a door-post (as prominent )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Door-post elevated to sacred marker—Israel's covenant reminder inscribed on household thresholds
a door-post (as prominent) BDB: door-post Usage: (door, side) post.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְזוּזָה is built from this root:
זִיז H2123
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain