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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 1 / 4 (Gen 26:5–Deu 26:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:5 - eo quod oboedierit Abraham voci meae et custodierit praecepta et mandata mea et caerimonias legesque servaverit

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - dicens si audieris vocem Domini Dei tui et quod rectum est coram eo feceris et oboedieris mandatis eius custodierisque omnia praecepta illius cunctum languorem quem posui in Aegypto non inducam super te ego enim Dominus sanator tuus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:28 - dixit autem Dominus ad Mosen usquequo non vultis custodire mandata mea et legem meam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:6 - et faciens misericordiam in milia his qui diligunt me et custodiunt praecepta mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:12 - dixit autem Dominus ad Mosen ascende ad me in montem et esto ibi daboque tibi tabulas lapideas et legem ac mandata quae scripsi ut doceas eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:2 - loquere filiis Israhel anima cum peccaverit per ignorantiam et de universis mandatis Domini quae praecepit ut non fierent quippiam fecerit

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:13 - quod si omnis turba Israhel ignoraverit et per inperitiam fecerit quod contra mandatum Domini est

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - si peccaverit princeps et fecerit unum e pluribus per ignorantiam quod Domini lege prohibetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:27 - quod si peccaverit anima per ignorantiam de populo terrae ut faciat quicquam ex his quae Domini lege prohibentur atque delinquat

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:17 - anima si peccaverit per ignorantiam feceritque unum ex his quae Domini lege prohibentur et peccati rea intellexerit iniquitatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:31 - custodite mandata mea et facite ea ego Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:3 - si in praeceptis meis ambulaveritis et mandata mea custodieritis et feceritis ea dabo vobis pluvias temporibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:14 - quod si non audieritis me nec feceritis omnia mandata mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:15 - si spreveritis leges meas et iudicia mea contempseritis ut non faciatis ea quae a me constituta sunt et ad irritum perducatis pactum meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:34 - haec sunt praecepta quae mandavit Dominus Mosi ad filios Israhel in monte Sinai

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:22 - quod si per ignorantiam praeterieritis quicquam horum quae locutus est Dominus ad Mosen

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:31 - verbum enim Domini contempsit et praeceptum illius fecit irritum idcirco delebitur et portabit iniquitatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:39 - quas cum viderint recordentur omnium mandatorum Domini nec sequantur cogitationes suas et oculos per res varias fornicantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:40 - sed magis memores praeceptorum Domini faciant ea sintque sancti Deo suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:13 - haec sunt mandata atque iudicia quae praecepit Dominus per manum Mosi ad filios Israhel in campestribus Moab super Iordanem contra Hiericho

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:2 - non addetis ad verbum quod vobis loquor neque auferetis ex eo custodite mandata Domini Dei vestri quae ego praecipio vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:40 - custodi praecepta eius atque mandata quae ego praecipio tibi ut bene sit tibi et filiis tuis post te et permaneas multo tempore super terram quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:10 - et faciens misericordiam in multa milia diligentibus me et custodientibus praecepta mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:29 - quis det talem eos habere mentem ut timeant me et custodiant universa mandata mea in omni tempore ut bene sit eis et filiis eorum in sempiternum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:31 - tu vero hic sta mecum et loquar tibi omnia mandata et caerimonias atque iudicia quae docebis eos ut faciant ea in terra quam dabo illis in possessionem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:1 - haec sunt praecepta et caerimoniae atque iudicia quae mandavit Dominus Deus vester ut docerem vos et faciatis ea in terra ad quam transgredimini possidendam

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:2 - ut timeas Dominum Deum tuum et custodias omnia mandata et praecepta eius quae ego praecipio tibi et filiis ac nepotibus tuis cunctis diebus vitae tuae ut prolongentur dies tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:17 - custodi praecepta Domini Dei tui ac testimonia et caerimonias quas praecepit tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:25 - eritque nostri misericors si custodierimus et fecerimus omnia praecepta eius coram Domino Deo nostro sicut mandavit nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9 - et scies quia Dominus Deus tuus ipse est Deus fortis et fidelis custodiens pactum et misericordiam diligentibus se et his qui custodiunt praecepta eius in mille generationes

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:11 - custodi ergo praecepta et caerimonias atque iudicia quae ego mando tibi hodie ut facias

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:1 - omne mandatum quod ego praecipio tibi hodie cave diligenter ut facias ut possitis vivere et multiplicemini ingressique possideatis terram pro qua iuravit Dominus patribus vestris

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:2 - et recordaberis cuncti itineris per quod adduxit te Dominus Deus tuus quadraginta annis per desertum ut adfligeret te atque temptaret et nota fierent quae in tuo animo versabantur utrum custodires mandata illius an non

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:6 - ut custodias mandata Domini Dei tui et ambules in viis eius et timeas eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:11 - observa et cave nequando obliviscaris Domini Dei tui et neglegas mandata eius atque iudicia et caerimonias quas ego praecipio tibi hodie

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:13 - custodiasque mandata Domini et caerimonias eius quas ego hodie praecipio ut bene sit tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:1 - ama itaque Dominum Deum tuum et observa praecepta eius et caerimonias iudicia atque mandata omni tempore

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:8 - ut custodiatis universa mandata illius quae ego hodie praecipio vobis et possitis introire et possidere terram ad quam ingredimini

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:13 - si ergo oboedieritis mandatis meis quae hodie praecipio vobis ut diligatis Dominum Deum vestrum et serviatis ei in toto corde vestro et in tota anima vestra

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:22 - si enim custodieritis mandata quae ego praecipio vobis et feceritis ea ut diligatis Dominum Deum vestrum et ambuletis in omnibus viis eius adherentes ei

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:27 - benedictionem si oboedieritis mandatis Domini Dei vestri quae ego praecipio vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:28 - maledictionem si non audieritis mandata Domini Dei vestri sed recesseritis de via quam ego nunc ostendo vobis et ambulaveritis post deos alienos quos ignoratis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:4 - Dominum Deum vestrum sequimini et ipsum timete mandata illius custodite et audite vocem eius ipsi servietis et ipsi adherebitis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:18 - quando audieris vocem Domini Dei tui custodiens omnia praecepta eius quae ego praecipio tibi hodie ut facias quod placitum est in conspectu Domini Dei tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:5 - si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui et custodieris universa quae iussit et quae ego hodie praecipio tibi benedicet tibi ut pollicitus est

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:20 - nec elevetur cor eius in superbiam super fratres suos neque declinet in partem dextram vel sinistram ut longo tempore regnet ipse et filii eius super Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:9 - si tamen custodieris mandata eius et feceris quae hodie praecipio tibi ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum et ambules in viis eius omni tempore addes tibi tres alias civitates et supradictarum trium urbium numerum duplicabis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - loquerisque in conspectu Domini Dei tui abstuli quod sanctificatum est de domo mea et dedi illud Levitae et advenae pupillo et viduae sicut iussisti mihi non praeterivi mandata tua nec sum oblitus imperii

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:17 - Dominum elegisti hodie ut sit tibi Deus et ambules in viis eius et custodias caerimonias illius et mandata atque iudicia et oboedias eius imperio

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:18 - et Dominus elegit te hodie ut sis ei populus peculiaris sicut locutus est tibi et custodias omnia praecepta eius

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