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Plural of mitzvah

regular plural

The plural of mitzvah is mitzvahs, mitzvot or mitzvoth.

Forms of mitzvah

Singularmitzvah /ˈmɪts.və/
Pluralmitzvahs
mitzvot
mitzvoth
Countablecountable

Mitzvahs and mitzvot in a sentence

  • 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
  • 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.2016 August, “Glenview Mansion”, in City of Rockville, Maryland - Official Website, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2016
  • The Torah and the mitzvot express the eternal brit or covenant made between God and the Jewish people.2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 14. From the entry brit
  • For thousands of years the mitzvot have protected the Jewish people from these threats and ensured Jewish continuity.2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Consservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 15. From the entry ethnocentric

Meaning of mitzvah

  1. noun Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.
  2. noun An act of kindness, a good deed.
  3. noun A Jewish celebration, but particularly a clipping of bar mitzvah and/or bat mitzvah.

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Questions about the plural of mitzvah

What is the plural of mitzvah?
The plural of mitzvah is mitzvahs, mitzvot or mitzvoth.
Which is correct, mitzvahs or mitzvot?
Both are used. mitzvahs is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is mitzvah countable?
Mitzvah is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mitzvah (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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