mitzvah

(mitsvə, mits vä)

noun pl. mitzvahs or mitzvoth

    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

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

See mitzvah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mitz·voth (-vōtˌ, -vōsˌ) or mitz·vahs
  1. a. A commandment of the Jewish law.
    b. The fulfillment of such a commandment.
  2. A worthy deed.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew miṣwâ

Origin: , from ṣiwwâ, to command; see ṣwy1 in Semitic roots

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