mitzvah

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Seph. mēts vä′, mits-; Eng., Ashk. mits′və)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mitz•vah  (Seph. mēts vä′, mits-; Eng., Ashk. mits′və),USA pronunciation n., pl. -voth, -vot, -vos (Seph. -vôt′; Ashk. -vōs),USA pronunciation Eng. -vahs. [Hebrew.]
  1. Judaismany of the collection of 613 commandments or precepts in the Bible and additional ones of rabbinic origin that relate chiefly to the religious and moral conduct of Jews.
  2. Judaismany good or praiseworthy deed.
Also, mitsvah. 
  • miṣwāh commandment

'mitzvah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bar Mitzvah - bar mitzvah - bas mitzvah - bat mitzvah - bath mitzvah - mitsvah

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