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Strong's #4687 - מִצְוָה

Transliteration
mitsvâh
Phonetics
mits-vaw'
Origin
from (H6680)
Parts of Speech
feminine noun
TWOT
1887b
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. commandment
    1. commandment (of man)
    2. the commandment (of God)
    3. commandment (of code of wisdom)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1345 ‑ δικαίωμα (dik‑ah'‑yo‑mah);  1778 ‑ ἔνταλμα (en'‑tal‑mah);  1785 ‑ ἐντολή (en‑tol‑ay');  2920 ‑ κρίσις (kree'‑sis);  3004 ‑ λέγω (leg'‑o);  3056 ‑ λόγος (log'‑os);  3551 ‑ νόμος (nom'‑os);  3598 ‑ ὁδός (hod‑os');  4487 ‑ ῥῆμα (hray'‑mah);  5456 ‑ φωνή (fo‑nay');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (176)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 11
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 24
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 4
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
BSB (179)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
CSB (171)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 42
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
ESV (181)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
KJV (181)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
LEB (180)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
LSB (185)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 14
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 20
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 25
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
N95 (159)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 14
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 20
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
NAS (186)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 14
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 20
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (180)
Genesis 1
Exodus 4
Leviticus 10
Numbers 5
Deuteronomy 43
Joshua 3
Judges 2
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 12
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 19
Ezra 4
Nehemiah 14
Esther 1
Job 1
Psalms 26
Proverbs 10
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 5
Daniel 2
Malachi 2
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1397) fy (תסו TsW) AC: Command CO: Command AB: ?

A) fy (תסו TsW) AC: ? CO: Command AB: ?

Nf ) fy (תסו TsW) - Command: KJV (9): precept, commandment - Strongs: H6673 (צָו)

H) efy (תסוה TsWH) AC: ? CO: Command AB: ?

V) efy (תסוה TsWH) - Command: KJV (494): (vf: Pual, Piel) command, charge, commandment, appoint, bade, order, commander - Strongs: H6680 (צָוָה)

hf1) efym (מתסוה MTsWH) - Command: KJV (181): commandment, precept, law, ordinance - Strongs: H4687 (מִצְוָה)

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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 מִצְוָה181 noun feminine commandment; — ׳מ Proverbs 6:23 +; construct מִצְוִת Joshua 22:3 +; suffix מִצְוָ˜תְךָ Deuteronomy 26:13; Psalm 119:96; מִצְוָתוֺ Numbers 15:81; plural מִצְוֺת absolute Leviticus 26:14 +(מִצְווֺת Nehemiah 9:14); construct Nehemiah 4:2 +; suffix מִצְוֺתַי Genesis 26:5 +, etc.; — not used before D and Jeremiah; in Jeremiah only of man's commands; not Ezekiel nor Minor Prophets, except Malachi; —

1 commandment, of man: king, 1 Kings 2:43; 2 Kings 18:36 = Isaiah 36:21; 2 Chronicles 8:15 14t.; אב׳מ Jeremiah 35:14,16,18; Proverbs 6:20; אנשׁים׳מ Isaiah 29:13; plural only Jeremiah 35:18; Proverbs 10:8; Nehemiah 10:33; המצוה, the order (title of property) Jeremiah 32:11.

2 of God:

a. singular the commandment, code of law: 2 Chronicles 8:13; Ezra 10:3; Psalm 19:9; especially of D ׳שׁמר המ Deuteronomy 8:1,25t. D; ׳עשׂח המ Deuteronomy 6:25; Deuteronomy 15:5; אשׁר צוּה׳(ה)מ) Deuteronomy 26:13; Deuteronomy 30:11; Deuteronomy 31:5; ׳סוּר מִן המ Deuteronomy 17:20; הֵפַר׳מ Numbers 15:31 (P); "" תּוֺרָה Exodus 24:12 (R D) Joshua 22:5 (D) 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 31:21; +חֻקִּים, מִשְׁמָּטִים Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 6:1 +.

b. plural of commands of D and later codes with 2 plural ( ye shall, shall not; Br Hex. new ed., 246 ff.), Leviticus 4:2 5t. P, Isaiah 48:18 25t. (late; especially Psalm 119:20t.); ׳שׁמר מ Exodus 20:6 (R) Leviticus 22:31 (H) Deuteronomy 4:2 10t. D, 1 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 18:6 5t.; ׳עשׂה מ Leviticus 26:14 (H) + 5t.; ׳שׁמע מ Deuteronomy 11:13 4t.; אשׁר צוּה׳המ Leviticus 27:34 (H); ׳עבר מ Deuteronomy 26:13; 2 Chronicles 24:20; ׳עזב מ 1 Kings 18:18; 2 Kings 17:16; Ezra 9:10; ׳הפר מ Ezra 9:14; in combinations, especially by Redactors and late writers; order various: (1) with חֻקִּים Exodus 15:26 (R D) Deuteronomy 4:40; Ezra 7:11 +; ׳ח + משׁפטים Deuteronomy 26:17; 1 Kings 8:58; Nehemiah 1:7; Nehemiah 10:30; + משׁפטים, תורות Nehemiah 9:18; + תורה Nehemiah 9:14; + עדוֺת Deuteronomy 6:17; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 34:31. (2) with חֻקּוֺת Leviticus 26:3 (H) Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 10:13 + 9t.; ׳ח + משׁפטים Leviticus 26:15; Deuteronomy 8:11; Deuteronomy 11:1; Deuteronomy 30:16; 1 Kings 6:12 + תורה, משׁפטים Psalm 89:32, + משׁפטים, עֵדְוֺת 1 Kings 2:3; + תּוֺרוֺת Genesis 26:5 (R D); +עדוֺת 2 Kings 23:3. (3) with משׁפטים Numbers 36:13 (P) 1 Chronicles 28:7; Nehemiah 9:29; Daniel 9:5; with תורות Exodus 16:28 (R), with ערות Nehemiah 9:34.

c. of special commands of God 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Kings 13:21; 2 Chronicles 29:25; Nehemiah 13:5; Malachi 2:1,4; Job 23:12.

3 commandment, singular, of code of wisdom Proverbs 19:16, "" תורה Proverbs 6:23, "" דבר Proverbs 13:13; plural of special commands Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 4:4; Proverbs 7:1,2.


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִצְוָה f. (from the root צָוָה) pl. מִצְוֹת a command, a precept, 2 Kings 18:36 especially used of the precepts of God, Deuteron. 6:1, 25 7:11 of a human teacher, Proverbs 7:1,. The idea of prohibition is found Leviticus 4:13, אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה “any of the commandments of Jehovah which ought not to be done,” i.e. things prohibited by his precepts. מִצְוַת הַלְּוִיִּים what was due to the Levites, Nehemiah 13:5 comp. מִשְׁפָּט.


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List of Word Forms
בְּ֝מִצְוֹתָ֗יו בְּמִצְוַ֖ת בְּמִצְוַ֣ת בְּמִצְוַ֥ת בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ בְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ במצות במצותיו במצותיך הַמִּצְוָ֔ה הַמִּצְוָ֖ה הַמִּצְוָ֗ה הַמִּצְוָ֛ה הַמִּצְוָ֜ה הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַמִּצְוָ֥ה הַמִּצְוָ֨ה הַמִּצְוֹ֖ת הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת הַמִּצְוֹ֞ת המצוה המצות וְהַמִּצְוָ֔ה וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י וּֽמִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו וּבַמִּצְוָ֔ה וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת וּמִצְו֤וֹת וּמִצְוֹ֖ת וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י וּמִצְוֹתָ֖יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֛יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֥יו וּמִצְוֹתָיו֮ ובמצוה ובמצותיו והמצוה והמצוה׃ וכמצוה וכמצות ומצוות ומצות ומצותי ומצותיו ומצותיך כְּמִצְוַ֖ת כְּמִצְוַ֣ת כְּמִצְוַ֤ת כְּמִצְוַ֥ת כְמִצְוַת־ כמצות כמצות־ לְמִצְוָה֮ לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ לְמִצְוֹתָ֑י לְמִצְוֹתָ֔יו למצוה למצותי למצותיו למצותיך מִ֝צְוָ֗ה מִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָ מִ֭צְוָה מִ֭צְוֹתֶיךָ מִמִּצְוֹ֧ת מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָ מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָ מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ מִצְוַ֖ת מִצְוַ֞ת מִצְוַ֣ת מִצְוַ֥ת מִצְוַ֨ת מִצְוַת֙ מִצְוָ֔ה מִצְוָת֖וֹ מִצְוָתְךָ֖ מִצְוָתְךָ֣ מִצְוֹ֑ת מִצְוֹ֔ת מִצְוֹ֖ת מִצְוֹ֣ת מִצְוֹ֣ת ׀ מִצְוֹ֤ת מִצְוֹ֥ת מִצְוֹ֧ת מִצְוֹת֙ מִצְוֹת֩ מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֑ךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ מִצְוֹתַ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י מִצְוֹתַ֜י מִצְוֹתַ֣י מִצְוֹתַ֥י מִצְוֹתָ֑י מִצְוֹתָ֔יו מִצְוֹתָ֖יו מִצְוֹתָ֗יו מִצְוֹתָ֜יו מִצְוֹתָ֣יו מִצְוֹתָ֤יו מִצְוֹתָ֥יו מִצְוֹתָֽי׃ מִצְוֹתָֽיו׃ מִצְוֹתָו֙ מִצְוֹתָיו֙ מִצְוֹת־ ממצות ממצותיך ממצותיך׃ ממצותך מצוה מצות מצות־ מצותו מצותי מצותי׃ מצותיו מצותיו׃ מצותיך מצותיך׃ מצותך bə·miṣ·waṯ bə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw bə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā bəmiṣwaṯ bəmiṣwōṯāw bəmiṣwōṯeḵā ḇəmiṣwōṯeḵā bemitzVat bemitzvoTav bemitzvoTeicha chemitzvat ham·miṣ·wāh ham·miṣ·wōṯ hammiṣwāh hammiṣwōṯ hammitzVah hammitzVot kə·miṣ·waṯ ḵə·miṣ·waṯ- kəmiṣwaṯ ḵəmiṣwaṯ- kemitzVat lə·miṣ·wāh lə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw lə·miṣ·wō·ṯāy lə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ləmiṣwāh ləmiṣwōṯāw ləmiṣwōṯāy ləmiṣwōṯeḵā lemitzVah lemitzvoTai lemitzvoTav lemitzvoTeicha mim·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā mim·miṣ·wōṯ mimitzVot mimitzvoTecha mimitzvoTeicha mimmiṣwōṯ mimmiṣwōṯeḵā miṣ·wā·ṯə·ḵā miṣ·wā·ṯōw miṣ·wāh miṣ·waṯ miṣ·wō·ṯāw miṣ·wō·ṯay miṣ·wō·ṯāy miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā miṣ·wōṯ miṣ·wōṯ- miṣwāh miṣwaṯ miṣwāṯəḵā miṣwāṯōw miṣwōṯ miṣwōṯ- miṣwōṯāw miṣwōṯay miṣwōṯāy miṣwōṯeḵā Mitzvah mitzVat mitzvateCha mitzvaTo mitzVot mitzvoTai mitzvoTav mitzvoTecha mitzvoTeicha ū·ḇam·miṣ·wāh ū·ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw ū·ḵə·miṣ·waṯ ū·miṣ·wō·ṯāw ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay ū·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ ū·miṣ·wōṯ ūḇammiṣwāh ūḇəmiṣwōṯāw uchemitzVat ūḵəmiṣwaṯ ūmiṣwōṯ ūmiṣwōṯāw ūmiṣwōṯay ūmiṣwōṯeḵā ūmiṣwōwṯ umitzVot umitzvoTai umitzvoTav umitzvoTeicha uvammitzVah uvemitzvoTav vechammitzVah vehammitzVah vemitzvoTeicha wə·ham·miṣ·wāh wə·ḵam·miṣ·wāh wəhammiṣwāh wəḵammiṣwāh
 
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