bat mitzvah
A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girlA Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
Meaning
2 senses(Judaism)A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
Near-synonym: sweet thirteen
Bat-Mizwa
бат ми́цваbat mícva, бат-мицваbat-micva
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
(Judaism)A girl who has come of age.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”)Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”).
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Forms
plural: bat mitzvahs / b'not mitzvahSynonyms
3 synonyms- (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility:bath mitzvahbas mitzvah
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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