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bar mitzvah

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
bar mitz-vah
IPA
/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.

noun

A boy who has come of age.

verb

To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bar mitzvahs (plural) b'nai mitzvah (plural) bar-mitzvah (alternative) bar mitzvahs (present, singular) bar mitzvahing (participle, present) bar mitzvahed (participle, past) bar mitzvahed (past)

Phrases

bark mitzvah bat mitzvah bas mitzvah b-mitzvah b'nai mitzvah b'not mitzvah

Frequently Paired Words

bat mitzvah bas mitzvah b'mitzvah b-mitzvah b'nai mitzvah b'not mitzvah

Questions

How do you pronounce bar mitzvah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/.
What does bar mitzvah mean?
A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.
Where does bar mitzvah come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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