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mitzvah Definition

mitz·vah (mitsvə, mits vä)

noun pl. mitz·vahs or mitz·voth-vōt

    1. a commandment or precept in the Bible or from the rabbis
    2. an act fulfilling such a command
  1. loosely a good deed or charitable act

Etymology: Heb mitsva, lit., commandment < root cwh, to command, order

mitzvah Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • boy: A small party would be arranged at home, and the parents would be expected to buy the bar mitzvah boy a new suit!

Noun used with modifier

  • bat: I've got my bat mitzvah soon, which is my rite of passage.
  • bar: He is paying for the families to attend his bar mitzvah - he is LONG past the traditional thirteen years old!
  • bah: The premise of it is his bah mitzvah happened on the 1966 World Cup Final day, so no one came.

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