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mitsvah

mitsvah is the alternative form of mitzvah.

Meaning of mitzvah

Noun

mitzvah (plural mitzvahs or mitzvot or mitzvoth or mitzvos)

  1. (Judaism) Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.
    • She called Penansky regularly to remind her to observe the mitzvahs.1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader
  2. (Judaism) An act of kindness, a good deed.
    • ‘You heard about them pulling my license. That was indirectly Joel. Who, without meaning to, did me such a mitzvah.’2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 17
  3. (metonymically, event planning industry, usually only with the plural mitzvahs) A Jewish celebration, but particularly a clipping of bar mitzvah and/or bat mitzvah.
    • Glenview Mansion is an elegant 1926 home included on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the 153-acre Rockville Civic Center Park, it is the perfect location for weddings, private parties, mitzvahs, conferences, and many other special occasions. Every rental includes a customized...2016 August, “Glenview Mansion”, in City of Rockville, Maryland - Official Website, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2016

Forms of mitsvah

pluralmitsvahs
pluralmitsvoth

Questions about mitsvah

What is mitsvah the alternative form of?
Mitsvah is the alternative form of mitzvah.

Words near mitsvah in the dictionary

  1. mitsumata
  2. Mitsunobu reaction
  3. Mitsunobu reactions
  4. Mitsuye
  5. Mitsuyuki
  6. mitsvah
  7. mitsvahs
  8. mitsvoth
  9. mitt
  10. mitta
  11. Mitta Mitta

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