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bar mitzvah


Main Entry: 1bar mitz·vah
Pronunciation: \bär-ˈmits-və\
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized B&M
Etymology: Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally, son of the (divine) law
Date: 1816

1 : a Jewish boy who reaches his 13th birthday and attains the age of religious duty and responsibility
2 : the initiatory ceremony recognizing a boy as a bar mitzvah


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