מְזוּזָה

me.zu.zahdoorpostHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine19 occurrences8 books17 verses

Definition

or מְזֻזָה; from the same as H2123; a door-post (as prominent)
Traditional renderings: (door, side) post.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Exodus 12:7הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת · the sides
    They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
  2. Exodus 12:22הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת · sides of the doorframe
    Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
  3. Exodus 12:23הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת · sides of the doorframe
    When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
  4. Exodus 21:6הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה · doorpost
    …then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
  5. Deuteronomy 6:9מְזוּזֹ֥ת · the doorposts
    Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
  6. Deuteronomy 11:20מְזוּז֥וֹת · the doorposts
    Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,
  7. Judges 16:3הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת · gateposts
    But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
  8. 1 Samuel 1:9מְזוּזַ֖ת · the doorpost
    So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
  9. 1 Kings 6:31מְזוּז֖וֹת · doorposts
    For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
  10. 1 Kings 6:33מְזוּז֣וֹת · doorposts
    In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
  11. 1 Kings 7:5וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת
    All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
  12. Proverbs 8:34מְזוּזֹ֥ת · at the posts
    Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
  13. Isaiah 57:8וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה · and doorpost
    Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.
  14. Ezekiel 41:21מְזוּזַ֣ת · doorframe
    The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.
  15. Ezekiel 43:8וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙ · and their doorposts; מְזוּזָתִ֔י · My doorposts
    When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.
  16. Ezekiel 45:19מְזוּזַ֣ת · the doorposts; מְזוּזַ֔ת · the gateposts
    And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.
  17. Ezekiel 46:2מְזוּזַ֣ת · the gatepost
    The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.