Etymology

met mitzvah

Today it means: A deceased person who has no relatives or no known relatives, whom anyone is obligated to bury. Full definition →

Hebrew מת מצווה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמת מצווה
  2. English todaymet mitzvah

Borrowed from Hebrew מת מצווה (mét mitsvá).

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