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(bät mits′və; Heb bät′mits vä′)

☆ or bat mizvah

a Jewish girl who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, usually 13 years
the ceremony celebrating this event

Origin: < Heb bat, daughter + mitsva, commandment

to confirm (a girl) as a bat mitzvah

See bat mitzvah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or bat miz·vah

noun

In Conservative and Reform Judaism, a Jewish girl of 12 or 13 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for her moral and religious duties.
The ceremony that initiates and recognizes a girl as a bat mitzvah.

transitive verb bat mitz·vahed or bat miz·vahed or bas mitz·vahed or bas miz·vahed, bat mitz·vah·ing or bat miz·vah·ing or bas mitz·vah·ing or bas miz·vah·ing, bat mitz·vahs or bat miz·vahs or bas mitz·vahs or bas miz·vahs

To confirm in the ceremony of bat mitzvah.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew bat miṣwâ

Origin: : bat, daughter; see bn in Semitic roots

Origin: + miṣwâ, commandment; see mitzvah

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