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Hebrew
Etymology
From בחר (“chose, select”), hence literally "chosen" or "selected".
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Pronunciation
Noun
בָּחוּר • (bakhúr) m (plural indefinite בַּחוּרִים, feminine counterpart בַּחוּרָה)
- (Modern Israeli) guy, boy
- (Modern Israeli) youth (countable), young man
- (Jewish law) a young man over 13 who is required to perform mitzvoth but has never married
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Further reading
H970 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhúr).
Pronunciation
Noun
בחור • (bokher) m, plural בחורים (bokherem)
- young man, youngster; bachelor
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