Definition
Plural of mitzvah; Jewish commandments or good deeds, especially the coming-of-age ceremony for a young person (bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah).
Etymology
From Hebrew 'mitzvah' (commandment), from the root 'tzavah' (to command). The word entered English from Yiddish and Hebrew, especially in American English in the 20th century.
Kelly Says
Bar and bat mitzvah literally mean 'son/daughter of the commandment'—it's when a young person becomes responsible for following Jewish law! The phrase shows that in Hebrew, responsibility itself is expressed as being 'of' or 'with' the law.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
ARالعربية
مِتزْوَاح
mit-z-wa
BNবাংলা
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
CACatalà
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
CSČeština
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
DADansk
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
DEDeutsch
Mitzwohs
mit-tsvohs
ELΕλληνικά
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
ESEspañol
mitzváhs
mit-svahs
FAفارسی
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
FISuomi
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
FRFrançais
mitzvahs
miz-vahs
HEעברית
מִצְווֹת
mit-z-vot
HIहिन्दी
मिज़्ज़्वा
miz-zwa
HUMagyar
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
IDBahasa Indonesia
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
ITItaliano
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
MSBahasa Melayu
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
MYမြန်မာ
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
NLNederlands
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
NONorsk
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
PLPolski
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
PTPortuguês
mitzvahs
mitz-vahs
RORomână
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
SVSvenska
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
SWKiswahili
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
TAதமிழ்
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
TEతెలుగు
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
TRTürkçe
mitzvahs
mit-vahs
UKУкраїнська
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
URاردو
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs
VITiếng Việt
mitzvahs
mit-zvahs