בָּחוּר bachur
Hebrew word for “youth” · Strong’s H970 · used 44 times in 43 verses
Meaning
youth, young man
How it is translated
Glosses given for bachur in context, with how often each is used:
- young men 35
- young man 8
- some of young men 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 11 | 0.5 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Lamentations | 5 | 3.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 3 | 1.5 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ruth | 1 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 4 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Ezekiel 23 (3), Psalms 78 (2), Jeremiah 51 (2), Lamentations 1 (2), Lamentations 5 (2), Deuteronomy 32 (1), Judges 14 (1), Ruth 3 (1), 1 Samuel 8 (1), 1 Samuel 9 (1)
Forms
- בחור 8
- בחורים 8
- בחורי 5
- הבחורים 3
- בחוריכם 3
- ובחורי 3
- בחוריו 3
- בחוריהם 2
- בחוריה 2
- ובחריהם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with bachur more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- בְּתוּלָה betulah “virgin” 14
- זָקֵן zaqen “old” 10
- חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 9
- הָרַג harag “to kill” 7
- חֶמֶד chemed “delight” 3
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 6
- כֵּן ken “so” 7
- נַעַר naar “youth” 5
- סָגָן sagan “ruler” 3
- עוֹלֵל olel “infant” 3
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 5
- סוּס sus “horse” 4
Key verses
The verses using bachur that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Chronicles 36:17 — Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon…
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes:…
- Isaiah 9:17 — Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an…
- Jeremiah 18:21 — Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and…
- Lamentations 1:15 — The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the…
- Lamentations 1:18 — The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone…
- Lamentations 2:21 — The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger;…
- Ezekiel 9:6 — Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they…
- Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream…
- Amos 2:11 — And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
- Amos 4:10 — I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made…
- Zechariah 9:17 — For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
See all 43 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.