Mitsvâh — H4687

H4687 · Hebrew — מצוה

Pronunciation: mits-vaw'

Definition

feminine noun

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

  1. commandment
    1. commandment (of man)
    2. the commandment (of God)
    3. commandment (of code of wisdom)

Usually translated as

commandment, commanded, law, precept, ordinance

Origin

from H6680

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mitsvâh occurs 181 times in 177 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (4), Leviticus (10), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (42), Joshua (2), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (12), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (18), Ezra (4), Nehemiah (14), Esther (1), Job (1), Psalms (26), Proverbs (10), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (4), Daniel (2), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — M