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单词 mitzvoth
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mitzvah

noun

mitz·​vah ˈmits-və How to pronounce mitzvah (audio)
plural mitzvoth ˈmits-ˌvōt How to pronounce mitzvah (audio)
-ˌvōth,
-ˌvōs
or mitzvahs
1
: a commandment of the Jewish law
2
: a meritorious or charitable act

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web By the Great Synagogue, a bald guy with a big black yarmulke stops us and mumbles something about a mitzvah. Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Honestly, that Netflix took this one almost qualifies as a mitzvah for theaters. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 29 June 2022 On the individual level, the Talmud states, there is no reward for doing a mitzvah in this world; that comes in the hereafter (Kiddushin 39b). Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2022 But a bat-mitzvah would mark a young woman’s exit from participation. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2022 Indeed, emphasis on life overrides any mitzvah; even Shabbat must be violated to save life. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021 In Judaism, tzedakah—roughly, charity—is a moral obligation, a mitzvah. Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2021 And Jewish Americans, who polls show have a whopping 85 percent acceptance rate for the vaccine, have heard from many rabbis that getting inoculated is a mitzvah. San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2021 The greatest mitzvah performed by survivors was continuing to bring children into this world. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew miṣwāh

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mitzvoth

noun

variants or mitzvahs
plural of mitzvah
as in mercies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mercies
  • gifts
  • benedictions
  • graces
  • advantages
  • benefits
  • felicities
  • assistances
  • consolations
  • favors
  • supports
  • blessings
  • windfalls
  • goods
  • aids
  • bonuses
  • reliefs
  • solaces
  • godsends
  • mannas
  • anodynes
  • help
  • joys
  • pleasures
  • delights
  • extras
  • boons
  • comforts
  • lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • evils
  • curses
  • afflictions
  • plagues
  • scourges
  • pests
  • nuisances
  • irritants
  • banes
  • disadvantages
  • tribulations
  • trials
  • hexes
  • jinxes
  • bothers
  • miseries
  • hoodoos
  • crosses
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