mitzvah

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A boy helps an elderly neighbor carry groceries as a mitzvah.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Judaism) A good deed performed out of religious duty: A "mitzvah" is an act of human kindness, charity, or ethical conduct that fulfills a divine commandment. It emphasizes action and duty.
   • (Judaism) A precept or commandment of the Jewish law: A "mitzvah" is one of the 613 commandments (mitzvot) found in the Torah, which form the basis of Jewish religious law and practice.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Good Deed):

  • Visiting the sick is considered a great mitzvah.
  • He performed a mitzvah by helping his elderly neighbor with groceries.

• Noun (Commandment):

  • Keeping the Sabbath is a fundamental mitzvah.
  • The Torah contains mitzvot concerning both ethical behavior and ritual observance.

Advanced Usage

• "Bar Mitzvah" / "Bat Mitzvah": While these are related compound terms, they illustrate the concept. They refer to the ceremony for a Jewish boy (bar) or girl (bat) coming of age, marking their new responsibility to observe the (commandments).
• "Mitzvah goreret mitzvah": A Hebrew proverb meaning "one good deed leads to another."

Variants and Related Words

• Mitzvot (plural noun): The plural form of "mitzvah," referring to multiple commandments or good deeds.
• Mitzvaic (adjective): Pertaining to a mitzvah or the system of commandments.

Synonyms

• Commandment: A divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
• Good deed: An act of kindness or charity.
• Obligation: Something one is bound to do by duty or law.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "It's a mitzvah": A common expression used to describe an act that is particularly virtuous, kind, or the right thing to do, even in secular contexts.
  • Donating those coats was a real mitzvah.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
2. (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

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