Mitsva (מצווה) means commandment in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
commandment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mitsva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יהדותהוראה אלוהית, חוק התורה או חוק של חכמי התלמוד.
The word Mitsva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִצְוָה
- Written without vowel points
- מצווה
- Said
- mitsva
- Pattern
- מִקְטָלָה
- Plural
- מִצְווֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מִצְווֹת
- Gematria
- 147
This is how Mitsva is said in other languages.
- English
- commandment
- Arabic
- الأمر
These words mean nearly the same as Mitsva.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mitsva.
- עבירה
- רשותpermission
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mitsva.
The word Mitsva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בר מצווה
- מת מצוה
- סעודת מצוה
- מצוה גוררת מצוה
- מצוה דרבנן
- מצוה הבאה בעברה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Mitsva comes from.
מן צ-ו-ה, צִוָה.
These words come before and after Mitsva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mitsva.
What does Mitsva (מצווה) mean in Hebrew?
Mitsva (מצווה) means commandment. It is said mitsva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Mitsva (מצווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mitsva (מצווה) are חוק, משפט, and תורה.
What is the opposite of Mitsva (מצווה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mitsva (מצווה) are עבירה and רשות.
What rhymes with Mitsva (מצווה)?
Words that rhyme with Mitsva (מצווה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.