bath mitzvah

bath mitzvah
/baht mits"veuh, bahs/; Seph. Heb. /baht" meets vah"/; Ashk. Heb. /bahs mits"veuh/, (often caps.) Judaism.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • bath mitzvah — noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility • Syn: ↑bat mitzvah, ↑bas mitzvah • Derivationally related forms: ↑bat mitzvah (for: ↑bat mitzvah) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bath mitzvah —   see bar mitzvah …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Bath Mitzvah party — party celebrating a Jewish girl s Bat Mitzvah (coming of age ceremony) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Bath Mitzvah — Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bath mitz|vah — «bahth MIHTS vuh», = bas mitzvah. (Cf. ↑bas mitzvah) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat mitzvah — /baht mits veuh, bahs/; Seph. Heb. /baht meets vah /; Ashk. Heb. /bahs mits veuh/, (often caps.) Judaism. 1. a solemn ceremony, chiefly among Reform and Conservative Jews, that is held in the synagogue on Friday night or Saturday morning to admit …   Universalium

  • bas mitzvah — noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility • Syn: ↑bat mitzvah, ↑bath mitzvah • Derivationally related forms: ↑bat mitzvah (for: ↑bat mitzvah) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat mitzvah — I noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility • Syn: ↑bath mitzvah, ↑bas mitzvah • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat mitzvah — I. noun also bas mitzvah 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bar Mitzvah — Bar Mitzwa in Jerusalem, 1978. Bar Mitzwa in Jerusalem, 2008. Datei:Jerusalem Western Wall BW 6.JPG Infotafel zur Bar Mitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”