Where does “bar mitzvah” come from?

bar mitzvah (English) comes from Hebrew בר מצווה, from Hebrew מצווה — commandment; mitzvah.

bar mitzvah (English): A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys; A boy...

Definitions

  1. A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys; A boy...

Ancestry of “bar mitzvah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבר מצווהA bar mitzvah; a male Jew who is at least...
2Hebrewמצווהcommandment; mitzvah

Words derived from “bar mitzvah”

Every word from Hebrew מצווה →Every word from Hebrew בר מצווה →