Commandment in Hebrew is מִצְוָה (mitsvá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מִצְוָה
mitsvá
noun · feminine
In English
commandment
/kəˈmɑːndmənt/ /kəˈmændmənt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for commandment as a noun.
a command or edict
- מִצְוָהמצווהmitsváfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word מִצְוָה.
- Written with vowel points
- מִצְוָה
- Written without vowel points
- מצווה
- Said
- mitsvá
- Plural
- מִצְווֹת
- Its meanings in English
- commandment, mitzvah
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מצווה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with commandment.
These words come before and after commandment in the list.
These are the questions people ask about commandment in Hebrew.
How do you say commandment in Hebrew?
commandment in Hebrew is מִצְוָה, said mitsvá. Without vowel points it is written מצווה. Its plural is מִצְווֹת.
Is מצווה masculine or feminine?
The word מצווה is feminine.
What else does מצווה mean in English?
Besides commandment, מצווה can mean mitzvah.
How is commandment pronounced in English?
commandment is pronounced /kəˈmɑːndmənt/, /kəˈmændmənt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry commandment and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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