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מִצְוָה (H4687)

mitsvâh

mits-vaw'

from צָוָה; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

מִצְוָה 181 n.f. commandment

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


177 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Psalms 119:151
    Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
  • Psalms 119:166
    LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
  • Psalms 119:172
    My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
  • Psalms 119:176
    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
  • Proverbs 2:1
    My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
  • Proverbs 3:1
    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
  • Proverbs 4:4
    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
  • Proverbs 6:20
    My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
  • Proverbs 6:23
    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  • Proverbs 7:1
    My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.