Bar mitzvah in Hebrew is בַּר מִצְוָה (bar mitsvá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בַּר מִצְוָה
bar mitsvá
noun · masculine
In English
bar mitzvah
/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for bar mitzvah as a noun.
Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys
- בַּר מִצְוָהבר מצווהbar mitsvámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
boy who has come of age
- בַּר מִצְוָהבר מצווהbar mitsvámasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word בַּר מִצְוָה.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּר מִצְוָה
- Written without vowel points
- בר מצווה
- Said
- bar mitsvá
- Plural
- בני מצווה
The Hebrew dictionary's page for בר מצווה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after bar mitzvah in the list.
These are the questions people ask about bar mitzvah in Hebrew.
How do you say bar mitzvah in Hebrew?
bar mitzvah in Hebrew is בַּר מִצְוָה, said bar mitsvá. Without vowel points it is written בר מצווה. Its plural is בני מצווה.
Is בר מצווה masculine or feminine?
The word בר מצווה is masculine.
How is bar mitzvah pronounced in English?
bar mitzvah is pronounced /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bar mitzvah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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