The meaning of “בָּחוּר”
Understanding bâchûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or בָּחֻר bâchur (baw-khoor'); participle passive of בָּחַר (choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole. - properly, sele...
בָּחוּר
or בָּחֻר bâchur (baw-khoor'); participle passive of בָּחַר (choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole. - properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) 1) youth, young man
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:25 | “The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.” Word: בָּחוּר (bâchûwr) | |
| 1 Samuel 9:2 | “And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.” Word: בָּחוּר (bâchûwr) | |
| Psalms 78:63 | “The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.” Word: בָּחוּר (bâchûwr) | |
| Isaiah 31:8 | “Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.” Word: בָּחוּר (bâchûwr) | |
| Ezekiel 23:12 | “She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.” Word: בָּחוּר (bâchûwr) |