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