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Lexicon :: Strong's H4687 - miṣvâ

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מִצְוָה
Transliteration
miṣvâ
Pronunciation
mits-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1887b

Strong’s Definitions

מִצְוָה mitsvâh, mits-vaw'; from H6680; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law):—(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 181x

The KJV translates Strong's H4687 in the following manner: commandments (177x), precept (4x), commanded (2x), law (1x), ordinances (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 181x
The KJV translates Strong's H4687 in the following manner: commandments (177x), precept (4x), commanded (2x), law (1x), ordinances (1x).

  1. commandment

    1. commandment (of man)

    2. the commandment (of God)

    3. commandment (of code of wisdom)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִצְוָה mitsvâh, mits-vaw'; from H6680; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law):—(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
STRONGS H4687: Abbreviations
מִצְוָה 181 noun feminine commandment; — מ׳ Proverbs 6:23 +; construct מִצְוִת Joshua 22:3 +; suffix מִצְוָֽֽֽתְךָ 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 + 14 times; 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. following the commandment, code of law: 2 Chronicles 8:13; Ezra 10:3; Psalm 19:9; especially of D שׁמר המ׳ Deuteronomy 8:1, Deuteronomy 8:2 + 5 times 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 (RD) Joshua 22:5 (D) 2 Chron 14:3; 2 Chronicles 31:21; + חֻקִּים, מִשְׁפָּטִים Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 6:1 +.
b. plural of commands of D and later codes with 2nd person plural (ye shall, shall not; BrHex. new ed., 246 ff.), Leviticus 4:2 + 5 times P, Isaiah 48:18 + 25 times (late; especially Psalm 119 + 20 times); שׁמר מ׳ Exodus 20:6 (R) Leviticus 22:31 (H) Deuteronomy 4:2 + 10 times D, 1 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 18:6 + 5 times; עשׂה מ׳ Leviticus 26:14 (H) + 5 times; שׁמע מ׳ Deuteronomy 11:13 + 4 times; 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 (RD) 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 + 9 times; 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 (RD); +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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:5; 26:5

Exodus

15:26; 16:28; 20:6; 24:12

Leviticus

4:2; 22:31; 26:3; 26:14; 26:14; 26:15; 27:34

Numbers

15:31; 36:13

Deuteronomy

4:2; 4:40; 5:28; 6:1; 6:2; 6:17; 6:25; 8:1; 8:2; 8:11; 10:13; 11:1; 11:13; 15:5; 17:20; 26:13; 26:13; 26:13; 26:17; 30:11; 30:16; 31:5

Joshua

22:3; 22:5

1 Samuel

13:13

1 Kings

2:3; 2:43; 6:12; 8:58; 13:21; 14:8; 18:18

2 Kings

17:16; 18:6; 18:36; 23:3

1 Chronicles

28:7; 29:19

2 Chronicles

8:13; 8:15; 14:3; 24:20; 29:25; 31:21; 34:31

Ezra

7:11; 9:10; 9:14; 10:3

Nehemiah

1:7; 4:2; 9:14; 9:14; 9:18; 9:29; 9:34; 10:30; 10:33; 13:5

Job

23:12

Psalms

19:9; 89:32; 119; 119:96

Proverbs

2:1; 3:1; 4:4; 6:20; 6:23; 6:23; 7:1; 7:2; 10:8; 13:13; 19:16

Isaiah

29:13; 36:21; 48:18

Jeremiah

32:11; 35:14; 35:16; 35:18; 35:18

Daniel

9:5

Malachi

2:1; 2:4

H4687

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4687 matches the Hebrew מִצְוָה (miṣvâ),
which occurs 184 times in 177 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 4 (Psa 119:151–Mal 2:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151 - Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments H4687 are truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:166

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. H4687

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:172

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments H4687 are righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:176

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. H4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:1 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments H4687 with thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:1 - My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: H4687

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:4 - He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, H4687 and live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:20 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, H4687 and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For the commandment H4687 is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments H4687 with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:2 - Keep my commandments, H4687 and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise in heart will receive commandments: H4687 but a prating fool shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment H4687 shall be rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - He that keepeth the commandment H4687 keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:5 - Whoso keepeth the commandment H4687 shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:13 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: H4687 for this is the whole duty of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept H4687 of men:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:21 - But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment H4687 was, saying, Answer him not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:18 - O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! H4687 then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:11 - So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law H4687 and custom, and that which was open:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:14 - The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: H4687 notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:16 - Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment H4687 of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:18 - And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment H4687 of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, H4687 and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:4 - And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; H4687

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:5 - We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts H4687 and from thy judgments:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:1 - And now, O ye priests, this commandment H4687 is for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:4 - And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment H4687 unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

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1. LOAD PAGE 1 Gen 26:5–Deu 26:18

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Deu 27:1–2Ch 29:15

3. LOAD PAGE 3 2Ch 29:25–Psa 119:143

4. Currently on page 4/4 (Psa 119:151–Mal 2:4) Psa 119:151–Mal 2:4

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