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Synonyms for bar mitzvah
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahr mits-vuh or, Ashkenazic Hebrew bahr; Sephardic Hebrew bahr meets-vah |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɑr ˈmɪts və or, Ashkenazic Hebrew bɑr; Sephardic Hebrew ˌbɑr mitsˈvɑ |
Définition of bar mitzvah
Origin :- 1861, in Judaism, "male person who has completed his 13th year and thus reached the age of religious responsibility," from Hebrew, literally "son of command." As a name for the ceremony itself, by 1941.
- noun jewish rite of passage
- Being clever, before he was 13 years old, when he became "Bar Mitzvah," he had gained a thorough Talmudical education.
- Extract from : « Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ » by Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
- Now I'm called to go to a Bar Mitzvah, but will write you again very soon.
- Extract from : « Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago » by Hannah Trager
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