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mitzvah

Or ٲ·

[meets-vah, mits-, mits-vuh]

noun

Hebrew.

plural

mitzvoth, mitzvot, mitzvos. 
,

plural

mitzvahs .
  1. any 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. any good or praiseworthy deed.



mitzvah

/ ˈmɪtsvə, mitsˈvɑ /

noun

  1. a commandment or precept, esp one found in the Bible

  2. a good deed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mitzvah1

First recorded in 1720–30; from Hebrew ṣw “command, commandment”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mitzvah1

from Hebrew: commandment
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Right-wing figures lobbed threatening slurs at the author, state Rep. Noah Arbit, a gay Jewish Democrat who spoke alongside Nessel at Temple Israel, which is in his district and where he celebrated his bar mitzvah.

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The vibe before the screening of “Final Reckoning” was a bit bar mitzvah.

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They became creative partners when Cooper’s mother hired Burke to direct a video for her son’s bar mitzvah.

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She didn’t think she needed to take her children’s bat mitzvah album or any family photos.

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There are kids who will have their bar mitzvah this year who never have lived through an October without the Dodgers in the playoffs.

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