Word Study · Strong's H4201 · Hebrew
מְזוּזָה
mezuzah
mez-oo-zaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉzûwzâh
“a door-post (as prominent)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a door-post (as prominent)
Rendered in the KJV as
(door, side) post.
- 19occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- מְזוּזַ֣ת3
- מְזוּזֹ֥ת2
- הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה1
- הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת1
- הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת1
- הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת1
- הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת1
- וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה1
- וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת1
- וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙1
- מְזוּז֥וֹת1
- מְזוּז֖וֹת1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- [the] doorpost of4
- the doorposts4
- [the] doorposts of3
- doorposts of2
- a doorpost of1
- and doorpost their1
- and the doorpost1
- and the doorposts1
- doorpost my1
- the doorpost1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)5
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 5
- HNcfsc · 5
- HTd/Ncfpa · 4
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HTd/Ncfsa · 1
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel6 of 19 · 32%
- Exodus4 of 19 · 21%
- 1 Kings3 of 19 · 16%
- Deuteronomy2 of 19 · 11%
- Judges1 of 19 · 5%
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 12:7הַמְּזוּזֹ֖תhamezuzotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThey 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.here: the doorposts
- Exodus 12:22הַמְּזוּזֹ֔תhamezuzotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralTake 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.here: the doorposts
- Exodus 12:23הַמְּזוּזֹ֑תhamezuzotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen 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.here: the doorposts
- Exodus 21:6הַמְּזוּזָ֑הhamezuzahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthen 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.here: the doorpost
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 6:9מְזוּזֹ֥תmezuzotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.here: [the] doorposts of
- Deuteronomy 11:20מְזוּז֥וֹתmezuzotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,here: [the] doorposts of
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:31מְזוּז֖וֹתmezuzotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.here: doorposts of
- 1 Kings 6:33מְזוּז֣וֹתmezuzotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.here: doorposts of
- 1 Kings 7:5וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹתvehamezuzotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAll the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.here: and the doorposts
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 41:21מְזוּזַ֣תmezuzatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.here: a doorpost of
- Ezekiel 43:8וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙umezuzatamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralWhen 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.here: and doorpost their
- Ezekiel 43:8מְזוּזָתִ֔יmezuzatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen 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.here: doorpost my
- Ezekiel 45:19מְזוּזַ֣תmezuzatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] doorpost of
- Ezekiel 45:19מְזוּזַ֔תmezuzatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] doorpost of
- Ezekiel 46:2מְזוּזַ֣תmezuzatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] doorpost of