מִצְוָה

Strong’s Definition

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

Etymology & Derivation

from H6680 (צָוָה);

KJV Usage

(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.commandment
• 2.commandment (of man)
• 3.the commandment (of god)
• 4.commandment (of code of wisdom)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mitsvâh; Pronunciation: mits-vaw'