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mitzvah vs commandment

commandment vs mitzvah

mitzvah and commandment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mitzvah Yes No No No
commandment Yes No No No
As nouns, commandment is a hypernym of mitzvah; that is, commandment is a word with a broader meaning than mitzvah:
  • mitzvah: (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
  • commandment: a doctrine that is taught
Other hypernyms of mitzvah include precept, teaching.
mitzvah (noun) commandment (noun)
(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty a doctrine that is taught
(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law something that is commanded
Difference between mitzvah and commandment

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