| 释义 |
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 |