mezuzah
/meˈzuːzɑː/noun
(pl. mezuzahs 或mezuzoth /-zəʊt/)
- a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith门柱圣卷（刻有经文的羊皮纸卷, 犹太教家庭将盒装卷挂在门柱上, 以示信仰）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Hebrew mēzūzāh 'doorpost'.