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bas mitzvah

bas mitzvah is the alternative form of bat mitzvah.

Meaning of bat mitzvah

Noun

bat mitzvah (plural bat mitzvahs or b'not mitzvah)

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.
    • Near-synonym: sweet thirteen
    Synonyms:
    sweet thirteen
  2. (Judaism) A girl who has come of age.

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Forms of bas mitzvah

pluralbas mitzvahs

Questions about bas mitzvah

What is bas mitzvah the alternative form of?
Bas mitzvah is the alternative form of bat mitzvah.

Words near bas mitzvah in the dictionary

  1. barège
  2. barèges
  3. Baré
  4. Barí
  5. bas
  6. bas mitzvah
  7. bas mitzvahs
  8. bas relief
  9. bas reliefs
  10. bas-
  11. bas-relief

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