bat mitzvah
bat mitzvah · bat mitzvahs · bat mitzvahed · bat mitzvahing
To initiate in a bat mitzvah ceremonyTo initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony.
/bɑt ˈmɪtsvə/
Meaning
1 sensesTo initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony.
confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith
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
bat mitzvahs, bat mitzvahing, bat mitzvahed, bat mitzvahed| Base form | bat mitzvah · to bat mitzvah |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bat mitzvahs |
| Present participle | bat mitzvahing |
| Past simple | bat mitzvahed |
| Past participle | bat mitzvahed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.