What does בָּחוּר mean in the Bible?
e. a youth (often collective)".
Hebrew · H970
בָּחוּר
Properly, selected , i.e. a youth (often collective)
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בָּחוּרH970
What does בָּחוּר mean in the Bible?
בָּחוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, selected , i.e. a youth (often collective)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H970?
The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include young men (8), the young men (6), their young men (5), her young men (3), My young men (2).
Where does בָּחוּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), Ezekiel (5), Isaiah (5), Lamentations (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ityoung men8×2 Chronicles 36:17, Psalms 148:12, Isaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 31:13
the young men6×Psalms 78:31, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Lamentations 5:14
their young men5×2 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Isaiah 9:17, Jeremiah 11:22
her young men3×Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 51:3
My young men2×Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
of young men2×Proverbs 20:29, Jeremiah 15:8
the young man2×Deuteronomy 32:25, Jeremiah 51:22
your young men2×Joel 2:28, Amos 4:10
and their young men1×Isaiah 31:8
and young men1×Isaiah 40:30
as a young man1×Isaiah 62:5
cattle1×1 Samuel 8:16
choice1×1 Samuel 9:2
for the bridegroom1×Judges 14:10
from your young men1×Amos 2:11
His young men1×Psalms 78:63
my young warriors1×Lamentations 1:15
O young man1×Ecclesiastes 11:9
of its young men1×Jeremiah 48:15
the young men as well1×Amos 8:13
the younger men1×Ruth 3:10
will make the young men1×Zechariah 9:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:25בָּחוּר֙tothe young manNoun - masculine singularJudges 14:10הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃tofor the bridegroomArticle | Noun - masculine pluralRuth 3:10הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםtothe younger menArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 8:16בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םtocattleNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural1 Samuel 9:2בָּח֣וּרtochoiceNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 8:12וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙totheir young menConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2 Chronicles 36:17בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םtotheir young menNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2 Chronicles 36:17בָּח֥וּרtoyoung menNoun - masculine singularPsalms 78:31וּבַחוּרֵ֖יtothe young menConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructPsalms 78:63בַּחוּרָ֥יוtoHis young menNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:25
Aligned rows44
Books represented16
Deuteronomy1Judges1Ruth11 Samuel22 Kings12 Chronicles2Psalms3Proverbs1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah5Jeremiah11Lamentations5Ezekiel5Joel1Amos3Zechariah1
Source forms
בַּחוּרִ֖ים4xba·ḥū·rîmIsaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Lamentations 5:14
בָּח֣וּר3xbā·ḥūr1 Samuel 9:2, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ezekiel 9:6
בַּח֥וּרֵי3xba·ḥū·rêEzekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 30:17
בָּחוּר֙2xbā·ḥūrDeuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 62:5
בָּח֖וּר2xbā·ḥūrJeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 51:22
בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ2xḇa·ḥū·re·hāJeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30
בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם2xba·ḥū·rê·ḵemJoel 2:28, Amos 4:10
וּבַחוּרַ֖י2xū·ḇa·ḥū·rayLamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural8xPsalms 148:12, Proverbs 20:29, Isaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 6:11
Noun - masculine singular8xDeuteronomy 32:25, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9
Noun - masculine plural construct4xEzekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 23:23, Ezekiel 30:17
Article | Noun - masculine plural3xJudges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, Jeremiah 11:22
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural3x1 Samuel 8:16, Joel 2:28, Amos 4:10
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xJeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 51:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular3xPsalms 78:63, Isaiah 9:17, Jeremiah 48:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural2xIsaiah 40:30, Jeremiah 31:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, selected , i.e. a youth (often collective)
Source Gloss
properly, selected , i.e. a youth (often collective)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) BDB: young man Usage: (choice) young (man), chosen, × hole.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups1Aligned forms22
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle passiveJer 50:44 · Ps 89:202×
Word Origins
בָּחוּר is built from this root:
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