noun
mitzvah
MIHTS-vuh
noun
1
One of the 613 commandments in Jewish religious law.
"Observant Jews try to follow each mitzvah as part of daily life."
2
A good deed or act of kindness done for its own sake.
"Helping the elderly neighbor carry her groceries was a real mitzvah."
"Donating blood is considered a mitzvah by many."
How to Use Mitzvah
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA religious duty in Judaism, or more casually, a kind and worthwhile thing to do.
Common pairings
do a mitzvah
bar mitzvah
bat mitzvah
Word Forms
mitzvahs plural, mitzvot plural, mitzvoth plural, mitzvos plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá), meaning "a commandment."