"בר מצווה" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: בַּר מִצְוָה [canonical], bar mitsvá [romanization], בני מצווה [indefinite, plural], בְּנֵי מִצְוָה [indefinite, plural], בת מצווה [feminine], בַּת מִצְוָה [feminine]
Etymology: From בַּר (bar, “of the age of”, literally “son of”) and מצווה / מִצְוָה (mitzvá, “mitzvah, commandment”); hence literally “of the age of commandment”. Originally designated the man of age, then the ceremony marking that age, then the teen having said ceremony. Etymology templates: {{m|he|בַּר||of the age of|lit=son of|tr=bar}} בַּר (bar, “of the age of”, literally “son of”), {{he-m|מצווה||mitzvah, commandment|dwv=מִצְוָה|tr=mitzvá}} מצווה / מִצְוָה (mitzvá, “mitzvah, commandment”) Head templates: {{he-noun|dwv=בַּר מִצְוָה|f=בת מצווה|fdwv=בַּת מִצְוָה|g=m|pl=בני מצווה|pldwv=בְּנֵי מִצְוָה|tr=bar mitsvá|wv=בר מצווה}} בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה • (bar mitsvá) m (plural indefinite [בר]]_מצווה " lang="he">בני מצווה / בְּנֵי מִצְוָה, feminine counterpart בת מצווה / בַּת מִצְוָה)
  1. A bar mitzvah; a male Jew who is at least thirteen years old, and therefore considered old enough to be held responsible for following most of Jewish law. Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-בר_מצווה-he-noun-gz9Ld89T Disambiguation of Judaism: 37 31 32 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 34 36 31
  2. A bar mitzvah; a ceremony marking a male Jew's first aliyah to read the Torah after his thirteenth birthday. Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-בר_מצווה-he-noun-UeFDJlO3 Disambiguation of Judaism: 37 31 32 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 34 36 31
  3. A bar mitzvah; a male Jew who has just turned thirteen and is having or has just had a bar mitzvah ceremony. Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-בר_מצווה-he-noun-IGtaVWn2 Disambiguation of Judaism: 37 31 32 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 34 36 31

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