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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מְזוּזָהH4201
Pronunciationmĕzûzāh
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 Itthe doorposts3×Deuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20, Ezekiel 45:19
doorposts2×1 Kings 6:31, 1 Kings 6:33
sides of the doorframe2×Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23
and doorpost1×Isaiah 57:8
and their doorposts1×Ezekiel 43:8
at the posts1×Proverbs 8:34
doorframe1×Ezekiel 41:21
doorpost1×Exodus 21:6
gateposts1×Judges 16:3
My doorposts1×Ezekiel 43:8
the doorpost1×1 Samuel 1:9
the gatepost1×Ezekiel 46:2
the gateposts1×Ezekiel 45:19
the sides1×Exodus 12:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:7הַמְּזוּזֹ֖תtothe sidesArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 12:22הַמְּזוּזֹ֔תtosides of the doorframeArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 12:23הַמְּזוּזֹ֑תtosides of the doorframeArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 21:6הַמְּזוּזָ֑הtodoorpostArticle | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 6:9מְזוּזֹ֥תtothe doorpostsNoun - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 11:20מְזוּז֥וֹתtothe doorpostsNoun - feminine plural constructJudges 16:3הַמְּזוּז֔וֹתtogatepostsArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Samuel 1:9מְזוּזַ֖תtothe doorpostNoun - feminine singular construct1 Kings 6:31מְזוּז֖וֹתtodoorpostsNoun - feminine plural construct1 Kings 6:33מְזוּז֣וֹתtodoorpostsNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:7
Aligned rows19
Books represented8
Exodus4Deuteronomy2Judges11 Samuel11 Kings3Proverbs1Isaiah1Ezekiel6
Source forms
מְזוּזַ֣ת3xmə·zū·zaṯEzekiel 41:21, Ezekiel 45:19, Ezekiel 46:2
מְזוּזֹ֥ת2xmə·zū·zōṯDeuteronomy 6:9, Proverbs 8:34
הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה1xham·mə·zū·zāhExodus 21:6
הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת1xham·mə·zū·zō·wṯJudges 16:3
הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת1xham·mə·zū·zōṯExodus 12:7
הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת1xham·mə·zū·zōṯExodus 12:22
הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת1xham·mə·zū·zōṯExodus 12:23
וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה1xwə·ham·mə·zū·zāhIsaiah 57:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct5xDeuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20, 1 Kings 6:31, 1 Kings 6:33
Noun - feminine singular construct5x1 Samuel 1:9, Ezekiel 41:21, Ezekiel 45:19, Ezekiel 46:2
Article | Noun - feminine plural4xExodus 12:7, Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23, Judges 16:3
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 21:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xEzekiel 43:8
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1x1 Kings 7:5
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 57:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xEzekiel 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 definitionSource: 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:
זִיזH2123