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mitz⋅vah

  [Seph. meets-vah, mits-; Eng., Ashk. mits-vuh]
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–noun, plural -voth, -vot, -vos  [Seph. -vawt; Ashk. -vohs] , English. -vahs. Hebrew.
1. any of the collection of 613 commandments or precepts in the Bible and additional ones of rabbinic origin that relate chiefly to the religious and moral conduct of Jews.
2. any good or praiseworthy deed.
Also, mitsvah.

Origin:
miṣwāh commandment
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mitz·vah   (mĭts'və)   
n.   pl. mitz·voth (-vōt', -vōs') or mitz·vahs

    1. A commandment of the Jewish law.

    2. The fulfillment of such a commandment.

  2. A worthy deed.


[Hebrew miṣwâ, from ṣiwwâ, to command; see ṣwy1 in Semitic roots.]
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Word Origin & History

mitzvah 
Jewish rabbinical commandment, 1650, from Heb. mitzwah "commandment, precept," from base tziwwah "he commanded," related to Arabic wasa "he bound, united."
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mitzvah

any commandment, ordinance, law, or statute contained in the Torah (first five books of the Bible) and, for that reason, to be observed by all practicing Jews

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