Where does “bar mitsva” come from?

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

bar mitsva (Finnish): bar mitzvah

Definitions

  1. bar mitzvah

Ancestry of “bar mitsva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבר מצווהA bar mitzvah; a male Jew who is at least...
2Hebrewמצווהcommandment; mitzvah
Every word from Hebrew מצווה →Every word from Hebrew בר מצווה →
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