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Lexicon :: Strong's H970 - bāḥûr

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בָּחוּר
Transliteration
bāḥûr
Pronunciation
baw-khoor'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Participle passive of בָּחַר (H977)
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TWOT Reference: 231a

Strong’s Definitions

בָּחוּר bâchûwr, baw-khoor'; or בָּחֻר bâchur; participle passive of H977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective):—(choice) young (man), chosen, × hole.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's H970 in the following manner: young man (42x), the chosen (1x), young (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x
The KJV translates Strong's H970 in the following manner: young man (42x), the chosen (1x), young (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. youth, young man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּחוּר bâchûwr, baw-khoor'; or בָּחֻר bâchur; participle passive of H977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective):—(choice) young (man), chosen, × hole.
STRONGS H970: Abbreviations
† בָּחוּר noun masculine young man Isaiah 62:5 + 7 times; plural בַּחוּרִים (intensive with daghesh forte implicit) Proverbs 20:29 + 13 times; construct בַּחוּרֵי Ezekiel 23:6 + 4 times; suffix בַּחוּרַי etc. Lamentations 1:18 + 16 times; — young man (choice, in the prime of manhood) 1 Samuel 9:2; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Isaiah 62:5; collective young men Jeremiah 15:8; בָּחוּר וּבְתוּלָה young men and virgins Deuteronomy 32:25; 2 Chronicles 36:17; Jeremiah 51:22; Ezekiel 9:6; usually plural Judges 14:10; Ruth 3:10; 1 Samuel 8:16; 2 Kings 8:12; 2 Chronicles 36:17; Proverbs 20:29; Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 31:8; Isaiah 40:30; Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 9:20; Jeremiah 11:22; Jeremiah 18:21; Jeremiah 48:15; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 51:3; Lamentations 1:15; Lamentations 5:13, 14; Ezekiel 33:6, 12, 23; Ezekiel 30:17; Joel 3:1; Amos 2:11; Amos 4:10; || בתולות Psalm 78:63; Psalm 148:12; Isaiah 23:4; Jeremiah 31:13; Lamentations 1:18; Lamentations 2:21; Amos 8:13; Zechariah 9:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:25

Judges

14:10

Ruth

3:10

1 Samuel

8:16; 9:2

2 Kings

8:12

2 Chronicles

36:17; 36:17

Psalms

78:63; 148:12

Proverbs

20:29; 20:29

Ecclesiastes

11:9

Isaiah

9:17; 23:4; 31:8; 40:30; 62:5; 62:5

Jeremiah

6:11; 9:20; 11:22; 15:8; 18:21; 31:13; 48:15; 49:26; 50:3; 51:3; 51:22

Lamentations

1:15; 1:18; 1:18; 2:21; 5:13; 5:14

Ezekiel

9:6; 23:6; 30:17; 33:6; 33:12; 33:23

Joel

3:1

Amos

2:11; 4:10; 8:13

Zechariah

9:17

H970

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H970 matches the Hebrew בָּחוּר (bāḥûr),
which occurs 46 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - The sword will make people childless outside, and terror will do so inside; they will destroy both the young man and the virgin, the infant and the gray-haired man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:10 - Then Samson's father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - He said, "May you be rewarded by the LORD, my dear! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before. For you have not sought to marry one of the young men, whether rich or poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:16 - He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:12 - Hazael asked, "Why are you crying, my master?" He replied, "Because I know the trouble you will cause the Israelites. You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, smash their children to bits, and rip open their pregnant women."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17 - He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:31 - when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:63

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:63 - Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins remained unmarried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:19 - Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:12 - you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 - The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:9 - Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - So the sovereign master was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 - Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea says this, O fortress of the sea: "I have not gone into labor or given birth; I have not raised young men or brought up young women."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:8 - Assyria will fall by a sword, but not one human-made; a sword not made by humankind will destroy them. They will run away from this sword and their young men will be forced to do hard labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:30 - Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:5 - As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 - I am as full of anger as you are, LORD, I am tired of trying to hold it in." The LORD answered, "Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are to be included, as well as the old and those who are advanced in years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:21 - 'Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:22 - So the LORD who rules over all said, "I will surely punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - Their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men. I will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:21 - So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 - The LORD says, "At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:15 - Moab will be destroyed. Its towns will be invaded. Its finest young men will be slaughtered. I, the King, the LORD who rules over all, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 - For her young men will fall in her city squares. All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time," says the LORD who rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 - So her young men will fall in her city squares. All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time," says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - "A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:3 - Do not give her archers time to string their bows or to put on their coats of armor. Do not spare any of her young men. Completely destroy her whole army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:22 - I used you to smash men and women. I used you to smash old men and young men. I used you to smash young men and young women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:15 - He rounded up all my mighty ones; The Lord did this in my midst. He summoned an assembly against me to shatter my young men. The Lord has stomped like grapes the virgin daughter, Judah. ע (Ayin)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:18 - The LORD is right to judge me! Yes, I rebelled against his commands. Please listen, all you nations, and look at my suffering! My young women and men have gone into exile. ק (Qof)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:21 - The young boys and old men lie dead on the ground in the streets. My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword. You killed them when you were angry; you slaughtered them without mercy. ת (Tav)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:13 - The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:14 - The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:6 - Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women - wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!" So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - She lusted after the Assyrians - governors and officials, warriors in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:23 - the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:17 - The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:28 - (3:1) After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 - I made some of your sons prophets and some of your young men Nazirites. Is this not true, you Israelites?" The LORD is speaking!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:10 - "I sent against you a plague like one of the Egyptian plagues. I killed your young men with the sword, along with the horses you had captured. I made the stench from the corpses rise up into your nostrils. Still you did not come back to me." The LORD is speaking!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:13 - In that day your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:17 - How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
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