English Explanatory Dictionary

bar mitzvah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
  2. A boy who has come of age.
verb
  1. To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ en-us-bar mitzvah.ogg

Word forms

bar mitzvah bar mitzvahs b'nai mitzvah bar-mitzvah bar mitzvahing bar mitzvahed

Etymology

From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”).

Related words

bat mitzvah bas mitzvah b'mitzvah b-mitzvah b'nai mitzvah b'not mitzvah

Derived words

bark mitzvah
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