mitz|vah

mitz|vah
mitz|vah «MIHTS vah, -vuh», noun, plural -voth «-vohth», -vahs. Judaism.
1. a religious obligation or commandment; act enjoined by the Bible or the rabbis.
2. an act fulfilling a religious or ethical duty; good deed; kind act.
[< Hebrew miåh commandment]

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  • bas mitz|vah — «bahs MIHTS vuh», 1. a ceremony held in a Reform or Conservative synagogue when a Jewish girl becomes thirteen years old, corresponding to the bar mitzvah for boys. 2. the girl herself. Also, bath mitzvah, bat mitzvah. ╂[< Hebrew bath mi… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bath mitz|vah — «bahth MIHTS vuh», = bas mitzvah. (Cf. ↑bas mitzvah) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bar mitz·vah — /bɑɚˈmıtsvə/ noun, pl ⋯ vahs [count] : a ceremony and celebration for a Jewish boy on his 13th birthday when he takes on the religious duties and responsibilities of an adult; also : a boy for whom a bar mitzvah is held compare ↑bat mitzvah …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas mitz·vah — /bɑsˈmıtsvə/ noun, pl ⋯ vahs [count] : ↑bat mitzvah …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat mitz·vah — /bɑtˈmıtsvə/ noun, pl ⋯ vahs [count] : a ceremony and celebration for a Jewish girl usually on her 13th birthday when she takes on the religious duties and responsibilities of an adult; also : a girl for whom a bat mitzvah is held called also bas …   Useful english dictionary

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