noun
1. (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
• Syn: ↑mitzvah
• Topics: ↑Judaism
• Hypernyms: ↑teaching, ↑precept, ↑commandment
2. (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
• Syn: ↑mitzvah
• Topics: ↑Judaism
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑human action, ↑human activity
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nounsee mitzvah
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Seph. /meets vah", mits-/; Eng., Ashk. /mits"veuh/, n., pl. mitsvoth, mitsvot, mitsvos Seph. /-vawt"/; Ashk. /-vohs/, Eng. mitsvahs. Hebrew.
mitzvah.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.