Where does “mitzvah” come from?

Mitzvah is from Hebrew מצווה, meaning commandment or divine precept.

mitzvah (English): Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law; An act...

Definitions

  1. Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law; An act...

Ancestry of “mitzvah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמצווהcommandment; mitzvah
Every word from Hebrew מצווה →
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