met mitzvah

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Definitions

  • n. The obligation of providing a proper burial to a deceased person who has no one to arrange their burial.


Example Sentences

  • "Although people think that the case of met mitzvah is uncommon today, unfortunately many applications of this law are indeed very commonplace." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מֵת מִצְוָה, lit. 'a met who is a mitzvah'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      meyt mitzvah, mayt mitzvah, mait mitzvah, meit mitzvah, meit mitzva, mait mitzva, mayt mitzva, meyt mitzva, met mitzva, mes mitzvah, meys mitzvah, meis mitzvah, mais mitzvah, mais mitzva, meis mitzva, meys mitzva, mes mitzva

Notes

  • See also met.

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