bar mitzvah

== English == === Alternative forms === bar-mitzvah === Etymology === From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ === Noun === bar mitzvah (plural bar mitzvahs or b'nai mitzvah) (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys. (Judaism) A boy who has come of age. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bar mitzvah (third-person singular simple present bar mitzvahs, present participle bar mitzvahing, simple past and past participle bar mitzvahed) (transitive, usually passive voice) To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony. ==== Translations ====