TBESH · H4687
מִצְוָה · mits.vah · commandment
1) commandment 1a) commandment (of man) 1b) the commandment (of God) 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom)
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mits.vah H4687
מִצְוָה (mits.vah) means “commandment” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מִצְוָה Hebrew · H4687 181 tagged occurrences in 177 verses
Pronunciation guide: mits-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H6680 (צָוָה); a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV glosses: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
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How translators render H4687
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the commandments | 31 |
| his commandments | 21 |
| my commandments | 20 |
| your commandments | 18 |
| commandments | 15 |
| and commandments | 10 |
| the command | 8 |
| commandment | 5 |
| according to the command | 4 |
| from your commandments | 3 |
| and the commandments | 2 |
| are the commandments | 2 |
| at the command | 2 |
| command | 2 |
| had commanded | 2 |
| in your commandments | 2 |
| of your commandments | 2 |
| the commandment | 2 |
| a command | 1 |
| a commandment | 1 |
| according to the commandment | 1 |
| and by order | 1 |
| and his commandments | 1 |
| as prescribed | 1 |
| but your commandment | 1 |
| but your commandments | 1 |
| by his commandments | 1 |
| copy with its terms | 1 |
| decree | 1 |
| for your commandments | 1 |
| from the command | 1 |
| from the commandment | 1 |
| given you | 1 |
| had been the command | 1 |
| had prescribed | 1 |
| his command | 1 |
| his commandment | 1 |
| in his commandments | 1 |
| in the commandments | 1 |
| my commands | 1 |
| prescribed | 1 |
| rules | 1 |
| the obligation | 1 |
| there was a command | 1 |
| this commandment | 1 |
| to his commands | 1 |
| to my commandments | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| his commandments | 18 |
| my commandments | 17 |
| the commandments | 15 |
| the commandment | 11 |
| thy commandments | 11 |
| according to the commandment | 7 |
| commandment | 7 |
| all the commandments | 6 |
| all his commandments | 5 |
| all these commandments | 5 |
| and his commandments | 5 |
| all my commandments | 4 |
| of the commandments | 4 |
| and my commandments | 3 |
| and the commandment | 3 |
| and commandment | 2 |
| and commandments | 2 |
| at the commandment | 2 |
| commandments | 2 |
| from the commandment | 2 |
| from thy commandments | 2 |
| in his commandments | 2 |
| of thy commandments | 2 |
| this commandment | 2 |
| unto the commandments | 2 |
| unto thy commandments | 2 |
| according to all thy commandments | 1 |
| against any of the commandments | 1 |
| all his precepts | 1 |
| all thy commandments | 1 |
| and according to the commandment | 1 |
| and all thy commandments | 1 |
| and in the commandments | 1 |
| by the commandments | 1 |
| by the precept | 1 |
| commanded | 1 |
| for all the commandments | 1 |
| for all thy commandments | 1 |
| for the commandment | 1 |
| for this commandment | 1 |
| for thy commandments | 1 |
| from thy precepts | 1 |
| his commandment | 1 |
| myself in thy commandments | 1 |
| not from the commandment | 1 |
| not my commandments | 1 |
| not the commandments | 1 |
| not thy commandments | 1 |
| not to thy commandments | 1 |
| not unto thy commandments | 1 |
| of the commandment | 1 |
| ordinances | 1 |
| them precepts | 1 |
| thou through thy commandments | 1 |
| thy commandment | 1 |
| to his commandments | 1 |
| to my commandments | 1 |
| to the law | 1 |
| unto all thy commandments | 1 |
| unto my commandments | 1 |
| unto thee all the commandments | 1 |
| unto them according unto all the commandments | 1 |
| which was commanded | 1 |
| ye the commandments | 1 |
Verses containing H4687
Page 4 of 4. 177 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Psalms 119:151
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:166
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:172
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:176
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Read word by word - Proverbs 2:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Read word by word - Proverbs 3:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
Read word by word - Proverbs 4:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
Read word by word - Proverbs 6:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Read word by word - Proverbs 6:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
Read word by word - Proverbs 7:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
Read word by word - Proverbs 7:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 8:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 12:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
Read word by word - Isaiah 29:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Read word by word - Isaiah 36:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 48:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 32:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
Read word by word - Jeremiah 35:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!
Read word by word - Jeremiah 35:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 35:18
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
Read word by word - Daniel 9:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Read word by word - Daniel 9:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Read word by word - Malachi 2:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“And now this decree is for you, O priests:
Read word by word - Malachi 2:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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