What does "bar mitzvah" mean?

A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.

How do you pronounce "bar mitzvah"?

Pronounced //ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və//.

Common synonyms include: agape, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, bas mitzvah, celebration.

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ noun, verb

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Noun

1
A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys. Judaism
2
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility wordnet
3
A boy who has come of age. Judaism

Verb

1
To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony. transitive
"He was bar mitzvahed at the Kotel."
2
confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith wordnet

"He was bar mitzvahed at the Kotel."

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