bas mitz·vah
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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
bat mitz|vah — «baht MIHTS vuh», = bas mitzvah. (Cf. ↑bas mitzvah) … Useful english dictionary
bath mitz|vah — «bahth MIHTS vuh», = bas mitzvah. (Cf. ↑bas mitzvah) … Useful english dictionary
bas mitzvah — bas mitz•vah [[t]bɑs ˈmɪts və[/t]] n. jud (often caps.) bat mitzvah … From formal English to slang
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
basmitzvah — bas mitz·vah or bas miz·vah (bäs mĭtsʹvə) n. & v. Variants of bat mitzvah. * * * … Universalium
batmitzvah — bat mitz·vah or bat miz·vah (bät mĭtsʹvə) or bas mitz·vah or bas miz·vah (bäs) n. 1. In Conservative and Reform Judaism, a Jewish girl of 12 to 14 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for her moral and religious duties. 2. The… … Universalium
bat mitzvah — bat mitz•vah [[t]bɑt ˈmɪts və, bɑs[/t]] also bas mitzvah n. (often caps.) 1) jud a ceremony for a girl of 12 or 13, paralleling the bar mitzvah 2) jud the girl participating in this ceremony • Etymology: 1945–50; < Heb bath miṣwāh … From formal English to slang
