Yes, it specifically means zakat, charity, almsgiving. But I believe the Hebrew means specifically a command to do a righteous deed. I could be wrong. In Ge'ez command is tiizaz. For example the ten commandments are sometimes asertu qalat (the ten words) ans sometimes asertu tiizazat (the ten commandments).
A mitzvah is certainly considered righteous, but it can include ritual acts, which confuses the point of the quote, if I understand correctly. For instance:
426. To set aside the firstborn animals [to be eaten by the Kohanim, and sacrificed unless they are blemished]--Exodus 13:12
Does the Ge'ez (?) word "mitswate" mean almsgiving specifically? Mitzvah in the Jewish usage means to fulfill any divine commandment.
Yes, it specifically means zakat, charity, almsgiving. But I believe the Hebrew means specifically a command to do a righteous deed. I could be wrong. In Ge'ez command is tiizaz. For example the ten commandments are sometimes asertu qalat (the ten words) ans sometimes asertu tiizazat (the ten commandments).
A mitzvah is certainly considered righteous, but it can include ritual acts, which confuses the point of the quote, if I understand correctly. For instance:
426. To set aside the firstborn animals [to be eaten by the Kohanim, and sacrificed unless they are blemished]--Exodus 13:12
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/756399/jewish/The-613-Commandments-Mitzvot.htm