Where does “בר־מיצווה” come from?

בר־מיצווה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בר מצווה, from Hebrew מצווה — commandment; mitzvah.

בר־מיצווה (Yiddish): bar mitzvah

Definitions

  1. bar mitzvah

Ancestry of “בר־מיצווה”, step by step

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

Words derived from “בר־מיצווה

Every word from Hebrew מצווהEvery word from Hebrew בר מצווה
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