"mitzvah" meaning in All languages combined

See mitzvah on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mitzvahs [plural], mitzvot [plural], mitzvoth [plural], mitzvos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá, “commandment”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|מצווה||commandment|tr=mitsvá}} Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá, “commandment”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mitzvot|mitzvoth|mitzvos}} mitzvah (plural mitzvahs or mitzvot or mitzvoth or mitzvos)
  1. (Judaism) Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law. Wikidata QID: Q265424 Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Translations (any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law): mitsvà [feminine] (Catalan), mitzvah [feminine] (French), Mitzwa [feminine] (German), micwa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-mitzvah-en-noun-en:Q265424 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law': 99 1
  2. (Judaism) An act of kindness, a good deed. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Translations (an act of kindness): mitzvah [feminine] (French), Mitzwa [feminine] (German), micwa [feminine] (Polish), sevap (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mitzvah-en-noun-QY5Ziv1U Disambiguation of 'an act of kindness': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bark mitzvah, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, milchemet mitzvah

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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