bar mitzvah
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noun, often capitalized B&M \bär-ˈmits-və\Definition of BAR MITZVAH
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
See Origin of BAR MITZVAH
Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally, son of the (divine) law
First Known Use: 1816
2bar mitzvah
transitive verb bar mitz·vahed bar mitz·vah·ing
Definition of BAR MITZVAH
: to administer the ceremony of bar mitzvah to
First Known Use of BAR MITZVAH
1947
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