בחור

See also: ב־ חור‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר‎

From בחר‎ (“chose, select”), hence literally "chosen" or "selected".

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈχur/
(Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈħur/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔχər/

Noun

בָּחוּר • (bakhúr) m (plural indefinite בַּחוּרִים‎, feminine counterpart בַּחוּרָה‎)

(Modern Israeli) guy, boy
(Modern Israeli) youth (countable), young man
(Jewish law) a young man over 13 who is required to perform mitzvoth but has never married

Synonyms

נער‎
עלם‎

Derived terms

בחור ישיבה‎

See also

ילד‎ (yéled)

Anagrams

רחוב‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בחור‎.

Noun

בחור • (bokher) m, plural בחורים‎ (bokherem)

young man, youngster; bachelor

Synonyms

(young man): יונגער־מאַן‎ (yunger-man)

Derived terms

ישיבֿה־בחור‎ (yeshive-bokher)

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