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mitzvah.

Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪts.və/
  1. Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.

    Judaism
  2. An act of kindness, a good deed.

    Judaism
  3. A Jewish celebration, but particularly a clipping of bar mitzvah and/or bat mitzvah.

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá, “a commandment”).

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