mitzvah

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Sadaka önemli bir sevaptır. - Charity is an important mitzvah.

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English - English
Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law
An act of kindness
Commandment, in the biblical sense
 Any one of 613 positive or negative commandments suggested in the Torah Commonly, a good deed
Commandment; obligatory responses to our Jewish traditions
1 One of the six hundred thirteen commandments given by G-d to the Jewish People, or seven commandments given by G-d to the nations of the world, at Mt Sinai
(pl mitzvos): A religious obligation, good deed; one of the 613 commandments of the Torah
or Mitzvot
Literal translation: commandment or obligation Plural of mitzvah is mitzvot The torah contains 613 mitzvot, 248 of which are termed "positive" commandments and 365 of which are "negative " Mitzvot are not for personal gain, "but to perfect moral character and to express love of God " (Siddur Miforash, p 26A) Some people refer to good deeds as mitzvot
{i} (Hebrew) good deed; commandment, Jewish law of moral conduct
Commandment, good deed, right action
(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
(n ) Good deed: Walking the blind woman across the street was quite a mitzvah
( meetz-VAH ) A commanded deed, a value-action A fundamental Jewish concept about the obligation of the individual to perform command-ments set forth in the TORAH and elaborated by rabbinic tradition Often it is used to mean a "good deed "
(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

Related Terms

bar mitzvah
To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony
bar mitzvah
Someone who has come of age
bar mitzvah
A Jewish coming of age ceremony
bat mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
Bar Mitzvah party
party celebrating a Jewish youth's Bar Mitzvah (13 year old boy's coming of age ceremony)
Bat Mitzvah
Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls
Bath Mitzvah
Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls
Bath Mitzvah party
party celebrating a Jewish girl's Bat Mitzvah (coming of age ceremony)
bar mitzvah
a thirteen year old male who is then obligated in mitzvohs
bar mitzvah
Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility and adulthood (13 years old); ceremony celebrating this event
bar mitzvah
The initiation ceremony or rite which occurs when a Jewish boy takes on adult responsibilities in Judaism This takes place when he reaches the age of 13 years
bar mitzvah
(bahr MITZ-vah) A boy of 13 who has reached the age of religious majority; also the ceremony marking that event Hebrew for "son of the commandment "
bar mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
bar mitzvah
A Jewish celebration for a boy when he becomes 13 years old and is accepted into the congregation
bar mitzvah
J coming of age ceremony for boys
bar mitzvah
A bar mitzvah is a ceremony that takes place on the thirteenth birthday of a Jewish boy, after which he is regarded as an adult. Jewish ritual celebrating a boy's 13th birthday and his entry into the community of Judaism. It usually takes place during a Sabbath service, when the boy reads from the Torah and may give a discourse on the text. The service is often followed by a festive Kiddush and a family dinner on the same day or next day. Reform Judaism substituted confirmation of boys and girls for the Bar Mitzvah celebration after 1810, but many congregations restored the Bar Mitzvah in the 20th century. A separate ceremony for girls, Bat Mitzvah, has been instituted in Reform and Conservative Judaism
bar mitzvah
Son of the commandments When a boy becomes a full member of the community at age 13
bar mitzvah
confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith
bar mitzvah boy
young Jewish boy who is celebrating becoming a bar mitzvah, 13 year old boy who has participated in the Jewish coming of age ceremony
bat mitzvah
This is a similar (but not the same) rite for Jewish girls when they reach the age of 12 years
bat mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
bat mitzvah
Daughter of the commandments When a girl becomes a full member of the community at age 12
bat mitzvah
confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
bat mitzvah
(baht MITZ-vah) A girl of 13 who has reached the age of religious majority; also the ceremony marking that event Hebrew for "daughter of the commandment "
mitzvah

    Hyphenation

    mitz·vah

    Turkish pronunciation

    mîtsvı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmətsvə/ /ˈmɪtsvə/

    Etymology

    () Hebrew מצווה, commandment
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