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bar mitz·vah I. \(ˈ)bärˈmitsvə, -(ˌ)vä\ noun (plural bar mitzvahs \-vəz, -(ˌ)väz\ ; or bar mitz·vot or bar mitz·voth \-ˌvōth, -ōt, -ōs\) Usage: often capitalized B&M Etymology: Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally, son of the (divine) law or precept 1. : a Jewish boy who has reached his 13th birthday and has attained the age of religious duty and responsibility — compare bath mitzvah 2. : the initiatory synagogue ceremony recognizing a boy as a bar mitzvah II. transitive verb (bar mitzvahed ; bar mitzvahed ; bar mitzvahing ; bar mitzvahs) Usage: often capitalized B&M : to administer the ceremony of bar mitzvah to |