Mitzvah Definition

mĭtsvə
mitzvahs, mitzvoth
noun
mitzvahs
A commandment or precept in the Bible or from the rabbis in the Talmud.
Webster's New World
The fulfillment of such a commandment.
American Heritage
An act fulfilling such a command.
Webster's New World
A good deed or charitable act.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mitzvah

Noun

Singular:
mitzvah
Plural:
mitzvahs, mitzvot, mitzvoth

Origin of Mitzvah

  • Hebrew miṭwâ from ṭiwwâ to command ṭwy1 in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew מצווה, commandment

    From Wiktionary

Mitzvah Sentence Examples

  • He is paying for the families to attend his bar mitzvah - he is LONG past the traditional thirteen years old!

  • I've got my bat mitzvah soon, which is my rite of passage.

  • The premise of it is his bah mitzvah happened on the 1966 World Cup Final day, so no one came.

  • Categories include everyday cards, Bar Mitzvah, Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur and more.

  • This also allows preparations to be made for the seudas mitzvah, or the wedding feast.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIT

Words Ending With

HAHVAH

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Words Starting With M and Ending With H

Starts With M & Ends With HStarts With MI & Ends With HStarts With M & Ends With AH

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With H