Original Language Studio
Job 23:12
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מִצְוָהmitsvâh · mits-vaw'
H4687 · Hebrew
H4687 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- Derivation
- from H6680 (צָוָה);
- KJV renderings
- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
- Grammar
- מִצְוַ֣ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 184 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 26:5Exodus 15:26Exodus 16:28Exodus 20:6Exodus 24:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִצְוָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.