979. bechurim or bechuroth
Lexicon
bechurim or bechuroth: Young men / Youths

Original Word: בְּחֻרוֹת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: bchurowth
Pronunciation: beh-khoo-REEM / beh-khoo-ROTH
Phonetic Spelling: (bekh-oo-rothe')
Definition: Young men / Youths
Meaning: youth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
young men, youth

Or bchuwrowth {bekh-oo-roth'}; feminine plural of bachuwr; also (masculine plural) bchuriym {bekh-oo-reem'}; youth (collectively and abstractly) -- young men, youth.

see HEBREW bachuwr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
masc. and fem. pl. of bachur
Definition
youth
NASB Translation
young manhood (1), youth (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[בְּחוּרִים] noun feminine abstract plural youth, plural suffix בְּחֻרָיו Numbers 11:28 (J; Onk ᵑ6 Ges De Di; בחיריו ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Luth Ke); בְּחוּרוֺתֶיךָ Ecclesiastes 11:9, בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ Ecclesiastes 12:1.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּחוּר (bachur), which means "young man" or "youth."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G3503 (νέος, neos), which also refers to "youth" or "young." This Greek term is used in the New Testament to describe young people or the qualities associated with youth, such as newness and vitality.

Usage: The word בְּחֻרוֹת is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote young men or the period of youth, emphasizing qualities such as strength, vitality, and potential. It is often used in contexts that contrast youth with old age or to describe the prime of life.

Context: בְּחֻרוֹת (bechurot) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often to describe the period of life characterized by strength and vigor. This term is used to highlight the attributes of young men, such as their physical prowess and potential for leadership. In the cultural context of the Bible, youth was a time of preparation and growth, often associated with learning and developing skills necessary for adulthood. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe the freshness and newness of something, drawing on the qualities of youth. In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in a way that captures these nuances, reflecting the importance of youth in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָ בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ בחורותך בחורתיך מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו מבחריו bə·ḥū·rō·ṯe·ḵā ḇə·ḥū·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā bechuroTeicha bəḥūrōṯeḵā ḇəḥūrōwṯeḵā mib·bə·ḥu·rāw mibbechuRav mibbəḥurāw vechuroTecha
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 11:28
HEB: מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנִ֥י
NAS: of Moses from his youth, said,
KJV: of Moses, [one] of his young men, answered
INT: the attendant of Moses his youth said my lord

Ecclesiastes 11:9
HEB: לִבְּךָ֙ בִּימֵ֣י בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י
NAS: during the days of young manhood. And follow
KJV: thee in the days of thy youth, and walk
INT: your heart the days of young and follow the impulses

Ecclesiastes 12:1
HEB: בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔יךָ בִּימֵ֖י בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: in the days of your youth, before
KJV: in the days of thy youth, while the evil
INT: your Creator the days of your youth against when

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 979
3 Occurrences


bə·ḥū·rō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mib·bə·ḥu·rāw — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḥū·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.















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