מִצְוָה mitsvah

Hebrew word for “commandment” · Strong’s H4687 · used 181 times in 177 verses

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Meaning

1) commandment; 1a) commandment (of man); 1b) the commandment (of God); 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom)

How it is translated

Glosses given for mitsvah in context, with how often each is used:

• commandments 119
• commandment 46
• command 14
• any of commandments 1
• order 1

Where it is used

Also in 11 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (22), Deuteronomy 11 (6), Deuteronomy 28 (5), 2 Kings 17 (5), Nehemiah 9 (5), Leviticus 4 (4), Numbers 15 (4), Deuteronomy 6 (4), Deuteronomy 8 (4), Deuteronomy 30 (4)

Forms

• מצות 42
• מצותיו 25
• המצוה 20
• מצותי 19
• מצותיך 18
• ומצותי 7
• כמצות 6
• המצות 5
• ומצותיו 4
• במצות 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mitsvah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 74
• צָוָה tsavah “to command” 46
• חֹק choq “statute” 23
• חֻקָּה chuqqah “statute” 22
• אָנֹכִי anokhi “I” 26
• תּוֹרָה torah “instruction” 22
• מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 23
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 26
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 28
• אִם im “if” 24
• אָהֵב ahav “to love” 14
• דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 18

Key verses

The verses using mitsvah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his…
• Deuteronomy 8:2 — And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in…
• Deuteronomy 28:15 — But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command…
• 2 Kings 17:13 — Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my…
• Nehemiah 9:16 — But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
• Nehemiah 9:29 — And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned…
• Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
• Psalms 112:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Proverbs 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
• Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
• Isaiah 29:13 — Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me,…
• Daniel 9:5 — We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.