mizrah

English

Alternative forms

• mizrach

Etymology

From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh, “east”).

Noun

mizrah (plural mizrahs)

1. A plaque attached to a wall to indicate the direction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which a Jew should face while praying.
   • 2007 October 5, Martha Schwendener, “Sacred Skills Thrive on a Merry-Go-Round”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     An 1877 Polish mizrah (a plaque hung in the home to indicate which direction to face when praying) by Israel Dov Rosenbaum, a clockmaker, mimics the shape of a mantel clock.