"mitzva" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From ancient Hebrew text and scrolls.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mitzvot",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitzvah",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitzvoth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mitzvot"
      },
      "expansion": "mitzva (plural mitzvot)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bar mitzvah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bat mitzvah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bas mitzvah"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Something that God would smile upon: a mitzvah.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A meritorious deed or action."
      ],
      "id": "en-mitzva-en-noun-DbCNNOpj",
      "links": [
        [
          "meritorious",
          "meritorious"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Religion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Religion, Jewish) A meritorious deed or action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              55,
              62
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Helping the elderly man to cross the street was a fine mitzvah for Robert.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible"
      ],
      "id": "en-mitzva-en-noun-T2Rvi34b",
      "links": [
        [
          "rabbi",
          "rabbi"
        ],
        [
          "commandment",
          "commandment"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Religion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Religion, Jewish) An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mitzva"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ancient Hebrew text and scrolls.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mitzvot",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitzvah",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitzvoth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "mitzva (plural mitzvot)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bar mitzvah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bat mitzvah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bas mitzvah"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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              39,
              46
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          "text": "Something that God would smile upon: a mitzvah.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A meritorious deed or action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meritorious",
          "meritorious"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Religion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Religion, Jewish) A meritorious deed or action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              55,
              62
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Helping the elderly man to cross the street was a fine mitzvah for Robert.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rabbi",
          "rabbi"
        ],
        [
          "commandment",
          "commandment"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Religion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Religion, Jewish) An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jewish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mitzva"
}