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mitzvahs

 [Seph. meets-vah, mits-; Eng., Ashk. mits-vuh]   Origin

mitz·vah

   [Seph. meets-vah, mits-; Eng., Ashk. mits-vuh]
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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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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