בחור

See also: ב־ חור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר (b-ḥ-r)

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

בָּחוּר • (bakhúr) m (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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • בחור ישיבה

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔχəʁ/

Noun

בחור • (bokher) m, plural בחורים (bokherem)

  1. young man, youngster; bachelor

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

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