מצווה
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
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| צ־ו־ה |
Compare Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya), from a cognate root, though with the first two root letters metathesized.
Noun
מצווה \ מִצְוָה • (mitsvá) f (plural indefinite מִצְווֹת, singular construct מצוות \ מִצְוַת־)
Usage notes
- Though the word literally means "commandment," in modern liberal streams of Judaism, it is often interpreted as "good deed."
- While the singular construct form מצוות \ מִצְוַת־ (mitzvát, “mitzvah of”) and the plural indefinite and construct form מִצְווֹת (mitzvót, “mitzvahs, mitzvahs of”) are spelled the same, they are pronounced differently in most forms of the language.
Derived terms
- מצוות עשה
- מצוות לא תעשה
- שומר מצוות
- תרי״ג מצוות
Verb
מצווה \ מְצַוֶּה • (m'tsave)
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of ציווה (tsivá).
- Deuteronomy 11:13-14
- וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל מִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָל לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם׃ וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ וְתִירשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ׃
- v'haya 'im shamoa' tishm'u 'el mitsvotai 'asher 'anokhi m'tsave 'etkhem hayom l'ahava 'et H' 'eloheikhem ul'ovdo b'khol l'vavkhem uvkhol nafsh'khem. v'natati m'tar arts'khem b'ito yore umalkosh v'asafta d'ganekha v'tirosh'kha v'yitsharekha.
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- Deuteronomy 11:13-14
Verb
מצווה \ מְצַוָּה • (m'tsava)
- Feminine singular present participle and present tense of ציווה (tsivá).
See also
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