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מצווה

מצווה

Hebrew

Noun

מצווה \ מִצְוָה (mitsvá) f (plural indefinite מִצְווֹת, singular construct מצוות \ מִצְוַת־)

  1. commandment
  2. (Judaism) mitzvah

Usage notes

  • Though the word literally means "commandment," in modern liberal streams of Judaism, it is often interpreted as "good deed."
  • While the singular construct form מצוות \ מִצְוַת־ (mitzvát, mitzvah of) and the plural indefinite and construct form מִצְווֹת (mitzvót, mitzvahs, mitzvahs of) are spelled the same, they are pronounced differently in most forms of the language.

Derived terms

  • מצוות עשה
  • מצוות לא תעשה
  • שומר מצוות
  • תרי״ג מצוות

Verb

מצווה \ מְצַוֶּה (m'tsave)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of ציווה (tsivá).
    • Deuteronomy 11:13-14
      וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל מִצְו‍ֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָל לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם׃ וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ וְתִירשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ׃
      v'haya 'im shamoa' tishm'u 'el mitsvotai 'asher 'anokhi m'tsave 'etkhem hayom l'ahava 'et H' 'eloheikhem ul'ovdo b'khol l'vavkhem uvkhol nafsh'khem. v'natati m'tar arts'khem b'ito yore umalkosh v'asafta d'ganekha v'tirosh'kha v'yitsharekha.
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Verb

מצווה \ מְצַוָּה (m'tsava)

  1. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of ציווה (tsivá).

See also