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Bar mitzvah

//ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys. Judaism
  2. 2
    (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility wordnet
  3. 3
    A boy who has come of age. Judaism
Verb
  1. 1
    To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony. transitive

    "He was bar mitzvahed at the Kotel."

  2. 2
    confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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