Mitzvah

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mid 17th century: from Hebrew miṣwāh ‘commandment’.

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Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה‎ (mitsvá, “commandment”).

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mitzvah (n.)

Jewish rabbinical commandment, 1640s, from Hebrew mitzwah "commandment, precept," from base of tziwwah "he commanded," related to Arabic wasa "he bound, united."