mitzvahs

Variant of mitzvah

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

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