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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בָּחוּר H970
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 It young men 8× 2 Chronicles 36:17, Psalms 148:12, Isaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 31:13
the young men 6× Psalms 78:31, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Lamentations 5:14
their young men 5× 2 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Isaiah 9:17, Jeremiah 11:22
her young men 3× Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 51:3
My young men 2× Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
of young men 2× Proverbs 20:29, Jeremiah 15:8
the young man 2× Deuteronomy 32:25, Jeremiah 51:22
your young men 2× Joel 2:28, Amos 4:10
and their young men 1× Isaiah 31:8
and young men 1× Isaiah 40:30
as a young man 1× Isaiah 62:5
cattle 1× 1 Samuel 8:16
choice 1× 1 Samuel 9:2
for the bridegroom 1× Judges 14:10
from your young men 1× Amos 2:11
His young men 1× Psalms 78:63
my young warriors 1× Lamentations 1:15
O young man 1× Ecclesiastes 11:9
of its young men 1× Jeremiah 48:15
the young men as well 1× Amos 8:13
the younger men 1× Ruth 3:10
will make the young men 1× Zechariah 9:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:25 בָּחוּר֙ to the young man Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:10 הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ to for the bridegroom Article | Noun - masculine plural Ruth 3:10 הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים to the younger men Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 8:16 בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם to cattle Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1 Samuel 9:2 בָּח֣וּר to choice Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 8:12 וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ to their young men Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 36:17 בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤ם to their young men Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 36:17 בָּח֥וּר to young men Noun - masculine singular Psalms 78:31 וּבַחוּרֵ֖י to the young men Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 78:63 בַּחוּרָ֥יו to His young men Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:25
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 16
Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 11 Lamentations 5 Ezekiel 5 Joel 1 Amos 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּחוּרִ֖ים 4x ba·ḥū·rîm Isaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Lamentations 5:14
בָּח֣וּר 3x bā·ḥūr 1 Samuel 9:2, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ezekiel 9:6
בַּח֥וּרֵי 3x ba·ḥū·rê Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 30:17
בָּחוּר֙ 2x bā·ḥūr Deuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 62:5
בָּח֖וּר 2x bā·ḥūr Jeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 51:22
בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ 2x ḇa·ḥū·re·hā Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30
בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם 2x ba·ḥū·rê·ḵem Joel 2:28, Amos 4:10
וּבַחוּרַ֖י 2x ū·ḇa·ḥū·ray Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 8x Psalms 148:12, Proverbs 20:29, Isaiah 23:4, Jeremiah 6:11
Noun - masculine singular 8x Deuteronomy 32:25, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 23:23, Ezekiel 30:17
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Judges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, Jeremiah 11:22
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 3x 1 Samuel 8:16, Joel 2:28, Amos 4:10
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 3x Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 51:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x Psalms 78:63, Isaiah 9:17, Jeremiah 48:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Isaiah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 22
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle passive Jer 50:44 · Ps 89:20 2×
Word Origins
בָּחוּר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain