How to Pronounce “mitzvah”
word
/ˈmɪtsvə/
MITS-vuh
/mˈɪtsvɐ/
MITS-vuh
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈmɪtsvə/
British English
/mˈɪtsvɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MITS-vuh
UK
MITS-vuh
Listen in Context
Doing a mitzvah is important in Jewish culture.
Helping the poor is considered a mitzvah.
Lighting candles on Friday night is a mitzvah.
It’s such a mitzvah to visit lonely people in the hospital.