בחור

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See also: ב־ חור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר (b-kh-r)

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) guy, boy
  2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) 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

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

See also

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhúr).

Pronunciation

Noun

בחור (bokherm, plural בחורים (bokherem)

  1. young man, youngster; bachelor

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Descendants