bar mitzvah
A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boysA Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
» The bar-mitzvah party was cancelled due to illness.
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2 senses(Judaism)A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
Bar-Mizwa, Bar Mizwa, Bar Mitzwa
бар ми́цваbar mícva, бар-мицваbar-micva
(Judaism)A boy who has come of age.
- (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
Examples
3 sentencesThe bar-mitzvah party was cancelled due to illness.
You ruined my bar mitzvah.
Tom is having his Bar Mitzvah next month.
deTom hat im nächsten Monat seine „Bar Mitsvah“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”).From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”).
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Forms
plural: bar mitzvahs / b'nai mitzvahWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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