See also: ב־ חור

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Etymology edit

Root
ב־ח־ר (b-ḥ-r)

From בחר (chose, select), hence literally "chosen" or "selected".

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בָּחוּר (bakhúrm (plural indefinite בַּחוּרִים, feminine counterpart בַּחוּרָה)

  1. (Modern Israeli) guy, boy
  2. (Modern Israeli) youth (countable), young man
  3. (Jewish law) a young man over 13 who is required to perform mitzvoth but has never married

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Descendants edit

  • English: bochur
  • Lithuanian: bachūras
  • Polish: bachor
  • Yiddish: בחור (bokher)

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Further reading edit

H970 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhúr).

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Noun edit

בחור (bokherm, plural בחורים (bokherem)

  1. young man, youngster; bachelor

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