English

Noun

bar mitzvah ‎(plural bar mitzvahs or b'nai mitzvah)

1. (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
2. (Judaism) A boy who has come of age.

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Related terms

• bat mitzvah, bas mitzvah
• b'nai mitzvah

Verb

bar mitzvah ‎(third-person singular simple present bar mitzvahs, present participle bar mitzvahing, simple past and past participle bar mitzvahed)

1. (transitive, usually passive) To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony.

   He was bar mitsvahed at the Kotel.‎

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