mitzvah

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mitzvah
n. (Hebrew) good deed; commandment, Jewish law of moral conduct

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Mitzvah
In its primary meaning, the Hebrew word (; meaning "commandment", , , Biblical: ; plural , Biblical: ; from "command") refers to precepts and commandments commanded by God.

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mitzvah

Noun
1. (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
(synonym) mitsvah
(hypernym) teaching, precept, commandment
(classification) Judaism
2. (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
(synonym) mitsvah
(hypernym) deed, feat, effort, exploit
(classification) Judaism


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mitzvah
Synonyms and related words:
act of grace, act of kindness, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, blessing, canon, code, commandment, convention, courtesy, dictum, favor, form, formula, general principle, golden rule, good deed, good offices, good turn, grace, guideline, guiding principle, imperative, kind deed, kind offices, kindly act, kindness, labor of love, law, maxim, mercy, moral, norm, obligation, office, ordinance, principium, principle, regulation, rubric, rule, service, settled principle, standard, tenet, turn, working principle, working rule
  

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mitzvah
s. (hebraisk) god gjerning; bud, jødisk lov om moralsk oppførsel