BAT MITZVAH


Meaning of BAT MITZVAH in English

I. bät-ˈmits-və noun

also bas mitz·vah bäs-

Usage: often capitalized B&M

Etymology: Hebrew bath mişwāh, literally, daughter of the (divine) law

Date: 1938

1. : a Jewish girl who at 12 or more years of age assumes religious responsibilities

2. : the initiatory ceremony recognizing a girl as a bat mitzvah

II. transitive verb

also bas mitzvah

( bat mitz·vahed also bas mitz·vahed ; bat mitz·vah·ing also bas mitz·vah·ing )

Date: 1976

: to administer the ceremony of bat mitzvah to

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.