bar mitzvah
English
Etymology
From Hebrew בר מצווה \ בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/
Noun
bar mitzvah (plural bar mitzvahs or b'nai mitzvah)
- (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
- (Judaism) A boy who has come of age.
Related terms
- bat mitzvah, bas mitzvah
- b'nai mitzvah
Translations
Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys
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boy who has come of age
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Verb
bar mitzvah (third-person singular simple present bar mitzvahs, present participle bar mitzvahing, simple past and past participle bar mitzvahed)
Translations
initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony
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