Hebrew

Noun

בר מצווה \ בַּר מִצְוָה • ‎(bar mitsvá) m ‎(plural indefinite בני מצווה \ בְּנֵי מִצְוָה, feminine counterpart בת מצווה \ בַּת מִצְוָה)

1. A bar mitzvah; a male Jew who is at least thirteen years old, and therefore considered old enough to be held responsible for following most of Jewish law.
2. A bar mitzvah; a ceremony marking a male Jew's first aliyah to read the Torah after his thirteenth birthday.
3. A bar mitzvah; a male Jew who has just turned thirteen and is having or has just had a bar mitzvah ceremony.

See also

• בר מצווה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he