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bar mitzvah
(bär mits′və; Heb bär′mits vä′)
or bar mizvah
- a Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, thirteen years
- ☆ the ceremony celebrating this event
Origin: Yiddish bar-mitsve < Heb-Aram < Aram bar, son of + Heb mitsva, commandment
to confirm (a boy) as a bar mitzvah
See bar mitzvah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or bar miz·vah
noun- A 13-year-old Jewish boy, considered an adult and responsible for his moral and religious duties.
- The ceremony that initiates and recognizes a boy as a bar mitzvah.
To confirm in the ceremony of bar mitzvah.
Origin:
Origin: Hebrew bar miṣwâ
Origin: : Aramaic bar, son; see bn in Semitic roots
Origin: + Hebrew miṣwâ, commandment; see mitzvah
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