bat mitzvah

See also: batmitzvah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה‎ (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”).

Noun

bat mitzvah (plural bat mitzvahs or b'not mitzvah)

(Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
(Judaism) A girl who has come of age.

Related terms

bar mitzvah

Translations

Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: bat mitsva

German: Bat-Mizwa (de)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

girl who has come of age

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: bat mitsva
Russian: please add this translation if you can

Verb

bat mitzvah (third-person singular simple present bat mitzvahs, present participle bat mitzvahing, simple past and past participle bat mitzvahed)

(transitive) To initiate someone in a bat mitzvah ceremony.

Translations

initiate someone in a bat mitzvah ceremony

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: tulla bat mitsvaksi
Russian: please add this translation if you can

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.