Lectionary Calendar

Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

Attention!

Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4687 - מִצְוָה

Transliteration

mitsvâh

Phonetics

mits-vaw'

Origin

from (H6680)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1887b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1345 ‑ δικαίωμα (dik‑ah'‑yo‑mah); 1778 ‑ ἔνταλμα (en'‑tal‑mah); 1785 ‑ ἐντολή (en‑tol‑ay'); 2920 ‑ κρίσις (kree'‑sis); 3004 ‑ λέγω (leg'‑o); 3056 ‑ λόγος (log'‑os); 3551 ‑ νόμος (nom'‑os); 3598 ‑ ὁδός (hod‑os'); 4487 ‑ ῥῆμα (hray'‑mah); 5456 ‑ φωνή (fo‑nay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (176)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 11

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 24

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

BSB (179)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

CSB (171)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 42

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

ESV (181)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

KJV (181)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

LEB (180)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

LSB (185)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 14

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 20

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 25

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

N95 (159)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 14

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 20

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

NAS (186)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 14

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 20

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (180)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Leviticus 10

Numbers 5

Deuteronomy 43

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 12

2 Kings 8

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 19

Ezra 4

Nehemiah 14

Esther 1

Job 1

Psalms 26

Proverbs 10

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 5

Daniel 2

Malachi 2

ASV (176)

according to all thy commandment 1

according to the commandment 6

all his commandments 5

all his precepts 1

all my commandments 4

all the commandment 3

all the commandments 3

all these commandments 2

all this commandment 3

all thy commandments 1

also unto thy commandments 1

and according to the commandment 1

and all thy commandments 1

and commandment 1

and commandments 1

and his commandments 4

and in the commandments 1

and my commandments 3

and the commandment 4

any of thy commandments 1

at the commandment 2

commanded 1

commandment 6

commandments 1

for all thy commandments 1

for the commandment 2

for there was a commandment 1

for this commandment 1

for thy commandments 1

from the commandment 2

from thy commandments 2

from thy precepts 1

hath commanded 5

his commandment 1

his commandments 17

his commandments, or not 1

in his commandments 2

in thy commandments 1

in, according to the commandment 1

my commandments 15

my commandments with thee 1

myself in thy commandments 1

not from the commandment 1

not my commandments 1

not the commandments 1

not thy commandments from me 1

not to thy commandments 1

not unto thy commandments 1

now this is the commandment 1

of the commandment 1

of the commandments 1

of thy commandments 2

or after the commandment 1

ordinances 1

out all the commandments 1

the commandment 12

the commandments 9

them commandments 1

these are the commandments 2

this commandment 1

this commandment is for you 1

thy commandments 7

to his commandments 1

to my commandments 1

unto all thy commandments 1

unto my commandments 1

unto the commandments 4

unto thee all the commandment 1

unto them according unto all the commandment 1

unto thy commandments 1

up my commandments with thee 1

which were given by commandment 1

ye the commandments 1

your commandments 2

BSB (179)

a command 1

a commandment 1

according to the command 4

according to the commandment 1

and by order 1

and commandments 9

and his commandments 1

and the commandments 3

are the commandments 2

as prescribed 1

at the command 1

but your commandment 1

but your commandments 1

by his commandments 1

command 3

commandment 4

commandments 14

copy with its terms 1

decree 1

for your commandments 1

from the command 1

from the commandment 1

from your commandments 3

given you 1

had been the command 1

had commanded 2

had prescribed 1

his command 1

his commandment 1

his commandments 21

in his commandments 1

in the commandments 1

in your commandments 2

my commandments 21

of your commandments 2

prescribed 1

rules 1

the command 8

the commandment 2

the commandments 32

the obligation 1

there was a command 1

this commandment 1

to his commands 1

to my commandments 1

your commandments 18

CSB (171)

a command 1

command 22

commandment 1

commandments 2

commands 83

decree 2

from the commands 1

his commands 2

my commands 5

prescribed 3

terms 1

the command 16

the commandment 1

the commandments 1

the commands 20

your commands 10

ESV (181)

charge 1

command 17

commanded 5

commandment 37

commandments 118

obligation 1

precepts 1

terms 1

KJV (181)

commanded 2

commandment 43

commandments 130

law 1

ordinances 1

precept 1

precepts 3

LEB (180)

a commandment 1

a commandment of 1

according to the command of 3

and commandments 1

and his commandments 3

and my commandments 3

and the commandment 2

and the commandments 1

and the commands 1

are the commands 1

at the command of 1

at the commandment of 1

by the command of 1

command 3

commanded 1

commandment 4

commandment ⌊before⌋ 1

commandment⌋ 1

commandments 4

commands 6

for your commands 1

from the commandment of 1

had commanded 1

his command 1

his commandment 2

his commandments 17

his commands 6

in his commandments 1

in his commands 1

in your commands 1

is a commandment 1

is the commandment 1

my commandments 15

my commandments to walk in them 1

my commands 6

or to the commands 1

ourselves the commandment 1

the command 3

the command of 13

the commandment 4

the commandment of 3

the commandments 4

the commandments of 11

the commands 1

the commands of 9

the decree of 1

them commandments 1

there was a command of 1

to his commands 1

to my commandments 1

to your commandments 1

were the commands 1

your command 1

your commandment 1

your commandments 6

your commands 19

LSB (185)

command 11

commanded 8

commandment 44

commandments 116

commands 1

things 4

what 1

N95 (159)

command 15

commanded 7

commandment 32

commandments 94

commands 2

obligation 1

prescribed 2

terms 1

things 4

what 1

NAS (186)

command 17

commanded 7

commandment 32

commandments 119

commands 2

obligation 1

prescribed 2

terms 1

things 4

what 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (180)

a command 1

according to all your commandment 1

according to the commandment 6

all his commandments 5

all his precepts 1

all my commandments 4

all of your commandments 2

all the commandment 3

all the commandments 3

all these commandments 2

all this commandment 3

all your commandments 1

and according to the commandment 1

and commandment 1

and commandments 1

and his commandments 4

and in the commandments 1

and my commandments 3

and the commandment 3

and the commands 1

any of your commandments 1

at the commandment 2

but your commands 1

commanded 1

commandment 8

commandments 1

containing the terms 1

for all your commandments 1

for the commandment 2

for there was a commandment 1

for this commandment 1

for your commandments 2

from the commandment 3

from your commandments 2

from your precepts 1

has commanded 5

his commandment 1

his commandments 18

in his commandments 2

in your commandments 1

my commandments 16

my commandments within you 1

myself in your commandments 1

now this is the commandment 1

of the commandment 1

of the commandments 1

of your commandments 2

or the commandment 1

ordinances 1

out all the commandments 1

the commandment 9

the commandments 11

them commandments 1

these are the commandments 2

this commandment 1

this commandment is for you 1

to his commandments 1

to my commandments 2

to the commandments 4

to them according to all the commandment 1

to your commandments 3

up my commandments within you 1

which were given by commandment 1

you all the commandment 1

your commandments 9

your commandments from me 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1397) f y (תסו TsW) AC: Command CO: Command AB: ?

A) f y (תסו TsW) AC: ? CO: Command AB: ?

N^f ) f y (תסו TsW) - Command: KJV (9): precept, commandment - Strongs: H6673 (צָו)

H) e f y (תסוה TsWH) AC: ? CO: Command AB: ?

V) e f y (תסוה TsWH) - Command: KJV (494): (vf: Pual, Piel) command, charge, commandment, appoint, bade, order, commander - Strongs: H6680 (צָוָה)

h^f1) e f y m (מתסוה MTsWH) - Command: KJV (181): commandment, precept, law, ordinance - Strongs: H4687 (מִצְוָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מִצְוָה₁₈₁ noun feminine commandment; — ׳מ Proverbs 6:23 +; construct מִצְוִת Joshua 22:3 +; suffix מִצְוָתְךָ Deuteronomy 26:13; Psalm 119:96; מִצְוָתוֺ Numbers 15:81; plural מִצְוֺת absolute Leviticus 26:14 +(מִצְווֺת Nehemiah 9:14); construct Nehemiah 4:2 +; suffix מִצְוֺתַי Genesis 26:5 +, etc.; — not used before D and Jeremiah; in Jeremiah only of man's commands; not Ezekiel nor Minor Prophets, except Malachi; —

1 commandment, of man: king, 1 Kings 2:43; 2 Kings 18:36 = Isaiah 36:21; 2 Chronicles 8:15 14t.; אב׳מ Jeremiah 35:14,16,18; Proverbs 6:20; אנשׁים׳מ Isaiah 29:13; plural only Jeremiah 35:18; Proverbs 10:8; Nehemiah 10:33; המצוה, the order (title of property) Jeremiah 32:11.

2 of God:

a. singular the commandment, code of law: 2 Chronicles 8:13; Ezra 10:3; Psalm 19:9; especially of D ׳שׁמר המ Deuteronomy 8:1,25t. D; ׳עשׂח המ Deuteronomy 6:25; Deuteronomy 15:5; אשׁר צוּה׳(ה)מ) Deuteronomy 26:13; Deuteronomy 30:11; Deuteronomy 31:5; ׳סוּר מִן המ Deuteronomy 17:20; הֵפַר׳מ Numbers 15:31 (P); "" תּוֺרָה Exodus 24:12 (R^D) Joshua 22:5 (D) 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 31:21; +חֻקִּים, מִשְׁמָּטִים Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 6:1 +.

b. plural of commands of D and later codes with 2 plural ( ye shall, shall not; Br^{Hex. new ed., 246 ff.}), Leviticus 4:2 5t. P, Isaiah 48:18 25t. (late; especially Psalm 119:20t.); ׳שׁמר מ Exodus 20:6 (R) Leviticus 22:31 (H) Deuteronomy 4:2 10t. D, 1 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 18:6 5t.; ׳עשׂה מ Leviticus 26:14 (H) + 5t.; ׳שׁמע מ Deuteronomy 11:13 4t.; אשׁר צוּה׳המ Leviticus 27:34 (H); ׳עבר מ Deuteronomy 26:13; 2 Chronicles 24:20; ׳עזב מ 1 Kings 18:18; 2 Kings 17:16; Ezra 9:10; ׳הפר מ Ezra 9:14; in combinations, especially by Redactors and late writers; order various: (1) with חֻקִּים Exodus 15:26 (R^D) Deuteronomy 4:40; Ezra 7:11 +; ׳ח + משׁפטים Deuteronomy 26:17; 1 Kings 8:58; Nehemiah 1:7; Nehemiah 10:30; + משׁפטים, תורות Nehemiah 9:18; + תורה Nehemiah 9:14; + עדוֺת Deuteronomy 6:17; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 34:31. (2) with חֻקּוֺת Leviticus 26:3 (H) Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 10:13 + 9t.; ׳ח + משׁפטים Leviticus 26:15; Deuteronomy 8:11; Deuteronomy 11:1; Deuteronomy 30:16; 1 Kings 6:12 + תורה, משׁפטים Psalm 89:32, + משׁפטים, עֵדְוֺת 1 Kings 2:3; + תּוֺרוֺת Genesis 26:5 (R^D); +עדוֺת 2 Kings 23:3. (3) with משׁפטים Numbers 36:13 (P) 1 Chronicles 28:7; Nehemiah 9:29; Daniel 9:5; with תורות Exodus 16:28 (R), with ערות Nehemiah 9:34.

c. of special commands of God 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Kings 13:21; 2 Chronicles 29:25; Nehemiah 13:5; Malachi 2:1,4; Job 23:12.

3 commandment, singular, of code of wisdom Proverbs 19:16, "" תורה Proverbs 6:23, "" דבר Proverbs 13:13; plural of special commands Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 4:4; Proverbs 7:1,2.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִצְוָה f. (from the root צָוָה) pl. מִצְוֹת a command, a precept, 2 Kings 18:36 especially used of the precepts of God, Deuteron. 6:1, 25 7:11 of a human teacher, Proverbs 7:1,. The idea of prohibition is found Leviticus 4:13, אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹת יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה “any of the commandments of Jehovah which ought not to be done,” i.e. things prohibited by his precepts. מִצְוַת הַלְּוִיִּים what was due to the Levites, Nehemiah 13:5 comp. מִשְׁפָּט.

These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com

List of Word Forms

בְּ֝מִצְוֹתָ֗יו בְּמִצְוַ֖ת בְּמִצְוַ֣ת בְּמִצְוַ֥ת בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ בְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ במצות במצותיו במצותיך הַמִּצְוָ֔ה הַמִּצְוָ֖ה הַמִּצְוָ֗ה הַמִּצְוָ֛ה הַמִּצְוָ֜ה הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַמִּצְוָ֥ה הַמִּצְוָ֨ה הַמִּצְוֹ֖ת הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת הַמִּצְוֹ֞ת המצוה המצות וְהַמִּצְוָ֔ה וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י וּֽמִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו וּבַמִּצְוָ֔ה וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת וּמִצְו֤וֹת וּמִצְוֹ֖ת וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י וּמִצְוֹתָ֖יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֛יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֥יו וּמִצְוֹתָיו֮ ובמצוה ובמצותיו והמצוה והמצוה׃ וכמצוה וכמצות ומצוות ומצות ומצותי ומצותיו ומצותיך כְּמִצְוַ֖ת כְּמִצְוַ֣ת כְּמִצְוַ֤ת כְּמִצְוַ֥ת כְמִצְוַת־ כמצות כמצות־ לְמִצְוָה֮ לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ לְמִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ לְמִצְוֹתָ֑י לְמִצְוֹתָ֔יו למצוה למצותי למצותיו למצותיך מִ֝צְוָ֗ה מִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָ מִ֭צְוָה מִ֭צְוֹתֶיךָ מִמִּצְוֹ֧ת מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָ מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָ מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ מִצְוַ֖ת מִצְוַ֞ת מִצְוַ֣ת מִצְוַ֥ת מִצְוַ֨ת מִצְוַת֙ מִצְוָ֔ה מִצְוָת֖וֹ מִצְוָתְךָ֖ מִצְוָתְךָ֣ מִצְוֹ֑ת מִצְוֹ֔ת מִצְוֹ֖ת מִצְוֹ֣ת מִצְוֹ֣ת ׀ מִצְוֹ֤ת מִצְוֹ֥ת מִצְוֹ֧ת מִצְוֹת֙ מִצְוֹת֩ מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֑ךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֣יךָ מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ מִצְוֹתַ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י מִצְוֹתַ֜י מִצְוֹתַ֣י מִצְוֹתַ֥י מִצְוֹתָ֑י מִצְוֹתָ֔יו מִצְוֹתָ֖יו מִצְוֹתָ֗יו מִצְוֹתָ֜יו מִצְוֹתָ֣יו מִצְוֹתָ֤יו מִצְוֹתָ֥יו מִצְוֹתָֽי׃ מִצְוֹתָֽיו׃ מִצְוֹתָו֙ מִצְוֹתָיו֙ מִצְוֹת־ ממצות ממצותיך ממצותיך׃ ממצותך מצוה מצות מצות־ מצותו מצותי מצותי׃ מצותיו מצותיו׃ מצותיך מצותיך׃ מצותך bə·miṣ·waṯ bə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw bə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā bəmiṣwaṯ bəmiṣwōṯāw bəmiṣwōṯeḵā ḇəmiṣwōṯeḵā bemitzVat bemitzvoTav bemitzvoTeicha chemitzvat ham·miṣ·wāh ham·miṣ·wōṯ hammiṣwāh hammiṣwōṯ hammitzVah hammitzVot kə·miṣ·waṯ ḵə·miṣ·waṯ- kəmiṣwaṯ ḵəmiṣwaṯ- kemitzVat lə·miṣ·wāh lə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw lə·miṣ·wō·ṯāy lə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ləmiṣwāh ləmiṣwōṯāw ləmiṣwōṯāy ləmiṣwōṯeḵā lemitzVah lemitzvoTai lemitzvoTav lemitzvoTeicha mim·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā mim·miṣ·wōṯ mimitzVot mimitzvoTecha mimitzvoTeicha mimmiṣwōṯ mimmiṣwōṯeḵā miṣ·wā·ṯə·ḵā miṣ·wā·ṯōw miṣ·wāh miṣ·waṯ miṣ·wō·ṯāw miṣ·wō·ṯay miṣ·wō·ṯāy miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā miṣ·wōṯ miṣ·wōṯ- miṣwāh miṣwaṯ miṣwāṯəḵā miṣwāṯōw miṣwōṯ miṣwōṯ- miṣwōṯāw miṣwōṯay miṣwōṯāy miṣwōṯeḵā Mitzvah mitzVat mitzvateCha mitzvaTo mitzVot mitzvoTai mitzvoTav mitzvoTecha mitzvoTeicha ū·ḇam·miṣ·wāh ū·ḇə·miṣ·wō·ṯāw ū·ḵə·miṣ·waṯ ū·miṣ·wō·ṯāw ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay ū·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ ū·miṣ·wōṯ ūḇammiṣwāh ūḇəmiṣwōṯāw uchemitzVat ūḵəmiṣwaṯ ūmiṣwōṯ ūmiṣwōṯāw ūmiṣwōṯay ūmiṣwōṯeḵā ūmiṣwōwṯ umitzVot umitzvoTai umitzvoTav umitzvoTeicha uvammitzVah uvemitzvoTav vechammitzVah vehammitzVah vemitzvoTeicha wə·ham·miṣ·wāh wə·ḵam·miṣ·wāh wəhammiṣwāh wəḵammiṣwāh