bas mitzvah

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English bahs -mits-vuh ]

/ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English bɑs ˈmɪts və /

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noun (often initial capital letters)Judaism.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bas mitzvah

bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah , bat mitzvah

Words nearby bas mitzvah

basking shark, BASL, Basle, basmati, basmati rice, bas mitzvah, basnet, baso-, basoerythrocyte, basoerythrocytosis, basolateral

How to use bas mitzvah in a sentence

Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand|Nina Strochlic|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For her piéce de résistance, Minaj makes one awkward, over-excited bar mitzvah boy's dreams come true.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Is Too Much Booty for One Man to Handle|Amy Zimmerman|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But my Bar Mitzvah rabbi survived the camps, camps he could have probably avoided because of his Aryan looks.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison|Daniel Genis|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The biggest net gains in people with BAs and higher are primarily in the sunbelt, led by Phoenix, Houston, Dallas-Ft.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On her Bar Mitzvah year: “I had the busiest social calendar in New York”
The Dark Recesses of Lena's Brain|Amy Zimmerman|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sarcophagus of Junius Bassus exhibits a bas relief of Job comforted by his friends.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
In the accompanying engraving, from a mutilated bas-relief in the Lateran Museum, this scene is exhibited.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The pedestal of this clock represented in bas-relief the birth of astronomy on the Egyptian plains.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
The principal bas-relief is a huge square panel, graven on the face of a rock bastion which immediately overhangs the stream.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Here a sort of panel, cut square, and covered with round embossments in various positions, simulated a vague bas-relief.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for bas mitzvah

Bas Mitzvah

/ (bɑːs ˈmɪtsvə) /

noun

(sometimes not capitals) a variant of Bat Mitzvah

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