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Lexicon :: Strong's H970 - bāḥûr

Aa
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 -

‘Outside H4480 H2351 the sword H2719 will make H7921 them childless H7921,

And inside H4480 H2315, terror H367

Both H1571 young H970 man H970 and virgin H1330,

The nursing H3243 child H3243 with the man H376 of gray H7872 hair H7872.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:10 -

Then his father H1 went H3381 down H3381 to the woman H802; and Samson H8123 held H6213 a feast H4960 there H8033, for the young H970 men H970 customarily did H6213 this H3651.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - Then he said H559, “May you be blessed H1288 of the LORD H3068, my daughter H1323. You have shown H3190 your last H314 kindness H2617 to be better H3190 than H4480 the first H7223, by not going H1980 after H310 young H970 men H970, whether H518 poor H1800 or H518 rich H6223.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:16 - “He will also take H3947 your male H5650 servants H5650 and your female H8198 servants H8198, and your best H2896 young H970 men H970, and your donkeys H2543, and [fn]use H6213 them for his work H4399.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - He had H1961 a son H1121 whose name H8034 was Saul H7586, a young H970 and handsome H2896 man, and there H369 was H369 not a more H4480 H2896 handsome H2896 man H376 than H4480 he among H4480 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478; from his shoulders H7926 and up he was taller H1364 than H4480 any H3605 of the people H5971.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:12 - And Hazael H2371 said H559, “Why H4069 is my lord H113 weeping H1058?” And he [fn]answered H559, “Because H3588 I know H3045 the evil H7451 that you will do H6213 to the sons H1121 of Israel H3478: you will set H7971 their fortified H4013 cities H4013 on fire H784, you will kill H2026 their young H970 men H970 with the sword H2719, their little H5768 ones H5768 you will smash H7376 to H7376 pieces H7376, and you will rip H1234 up H1234 their pregnant H2030 women H2030.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:17 - So He brought H5927 up H5927 against H5921 them the king H4428 of the Chaldeans H3778, who killed H2026 their young H970 men H970 with the sword H2719 in the house H1004 of their sanctuary H4720, and had H2550 no H3808 compassion H2550 on young H970 man H970 or virgin H1330, old H2205 man H2205 or frail H3486; He handed H5414 H3027 them all H3605 over H5414 to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:31 -

The anger H639 of God H430 rose H5927 against them

And killed H2026 [fn]some of their strongest H4924 ones,

And [fn]subdued H3766 the choice H970 men H977 of Israel H3478.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:63 -

Fire H784 devoured H398 [fn]His young H970 men H970,

And [fn]His virgins H1330 had H1984 no H3808 wedding H1984 songs H1984.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:19 -

[fn]Once H227 You spoke H1696 in vision H2377 to Your godly H2623 [fn]ones H2623,

And said H559, “I have [fn]given H7737 help H5828 to one who is mighty H1368;

I have exalted H7311 one chosen H977 from the people H5971.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:12 -

Both H1571 young H970 men H970 and virgins H1330;

Old H2205 men H2205 and children H5288.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 -

The glory H8597 of young H970 men H970 is their strength H3581,

And the [fn]honor H1926 of old H2205 men H2205 is their gray H7872 hair H7872.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:9 -

Rejoice H8055, young H970 man H970, during your childhood H3208, and let your heart H3820 be H3190 pleasant H3190 during the days H3117 of young H979 manhood H979. And follow H1980 the [fn]impulses H1870 of your heart H3820 and the [fn]desires H4758 of your eyes H5869. Yet know H3045 that God H430 will bring H935 you to judgment H4941 for all H3605 these H428 things H428.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 -

Therefore H5921 H3651 the Lord H136 does not rejoice H8055 over H8055 their young H970 men H970,

Nor H3808 does He have H7355 compassion H7355 on H7355 their [fn]orphans H3490 or their widows H490;

For every H3605 one H3605 of them is godless H2611 and an evildoer H7489,

And every H3605 mouth H6310 is speaking H1696 foolishness H5039.

In spite of all H3605 this H2088, His anger H639 does not turn H7725 away H7725,

And His hand H3027 is still H5750 stretched H5186 out H5186.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:4 -

Be H954 ashamed H954, Sidon H6721,

For the sea H3220 speaks H559, the stronghold H4581 of the sea H3220, saying H559,

“I have neither H3808 been H2342 in H2342 labor H2342 nor H3808 given H3205 birth H3205,

I have neither H3808 brought H1431 up H1431 young H970 men H970 nor raised H7311 virgins H1330.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:8 -

And the Assyrian H804 will fall H5307 by a sword H2719 not wielded by a man H376,

And a sword H2719 not of man H120 will devour H398 him.

So he will [fn]not escape H5127 the sword H2719,

And his young H970 men H970 will become H1961 forced H4522 laborers H4522.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:30 -

Though youths H5288 grow H3286 weary H3286 and tired H3021,

And vigorous H970 young H970 men H970 stumble H3782 badly H3782,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:5 -

For as a young H970 man H970 marries H1166 a virgin H1330,

So your sons H1121 will marry H1166 you;

And as the [fn]groom H2860 rejoices H4885 over H5921 the bride H3618,

So your God H430 will rejoice H7797 over H5921 you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 -

But I am full H4390 of the wrath H2534 of the LORD H3068;

I am H3811 weary H3811 of holding H3557 it in.

“Pour H8210 it out H8210 on the children H5768 in the street H2351

And on the [fn]gathering H5475 of young H970 men H970 together H3162;

For both H1571 husband H376 and wife H802 shall be taken H3920,

The old H2205 [fn]and the very H4392 H3117 old H4392 H3117.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:21 -

For death H4194 has come H5927 up H5927 through our windows H2474;

It has entered H935 our palaces H759

To eliminate H3772 the children H5768 from the streets H2351,

The young H970 men H970 from the public H7339 squares H7339.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:22 - therefore H3651, this H3541 is H3541 what H3541 the LORD H3068 of armies H6635 says H559: “Behold H2009, I am going to punish H6485 them! The young H970 men H970 will die H4191 by the sword H2719, their sons H1121 and daughters H1323 will die H4191 by famine H7458;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 -

“Their widows H490 will be H6105 more H4480 numerous H6105 before Me

Than H4480 the sand H2344 of the seas H3220;

I will bring H935 against them, against H5921 the mother H517 of a young H970 man H970,

A destroyer H7703 at noon H6672;

I will suddenly H6597 bring H5307 down H5307 on her

Shock H5892 and horror H928.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:21 -

Therefore H3651, give H5414 their children H1121 over H5414 to famine H7458

And turn H5064 them over H5064 to the [fn]power H3027 of the sword H2719;

And let their wives H802 become H1961 childless H7909 and widowed H490.

Let their men H376 also be slaughtered H2026 to death H4194,

Their young H970 men H970 struck H5221 and H5221 killed H5221 by the sword H2719 in battle H4421.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:13 -

“Then H227 the virgin H1330 will rejoice H8055 in the dance H4234,

And the young H970 men H970 and the old H2205 together H3162;

For I will turn H2015 their mourning H60 into joy H8342

And comfort H5162 them, and give H8055 them joy H8055 for their sorrow H3015.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:15 -

“Moab H4124 has been destroyed H7703 and [fn]men have gone H5927 up H5927 to [fn]his cities H5892;

His choicest H4005 [fn]young H970 men H970 have also gone H3381 down H3381 to the slaughter H2874,”

Declares H5002 the King H4428, whose name H8034 is the LORD H3068 of armies H6635.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:26 -

“Therefore H3651, her young H970 men H970 will fall H5307 in her streets H7339,

And all H3605 the men H376 of war H4421 will perish H1826 on that day H3117,” declares H5002 the LORD H3068 of armies H6635.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:30 -

“Therefore H3651 her young H970 men H970 will fall H5307 in her streets H7339,

And all H3605 her men H376 of war H4421 will perish H1826 on that day H3117,” declares H5002 the LORD H3068.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 -

“Behold H2009, one will come H5927 up H5927 like a lion H738 from the thicket H1347 of the Jordan H3383 to a perennially H386 watered pasture H5116; for in an instant H7280 I will chase H7323 them away H4480 from it, and I will appoint H6485 over H413 it whoever H4310 is chosen H977. For who H4310 is like H3644 Me, and who H4310 will summon H3259 Me into court? And who H4310 then H2088 is the shepherd H7462 who H834 can stand H5975 against H6440 Me?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:3 -

“Let not [fn]him who [fn]bends H1869 his bow H7198 [fn]bend H1869 it,

Nor H408 let him rise H5927 up H5927 in his coat H5630 of H5630 armor H5630.

Do not spare H2550 her young H970 men H970;

Devote H2763 all H3605 her army H6635 to H2763 destruction H2763.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:22 -

And with you I shatter H5310 man H376 and woman H802,

And with you I shatter H5310 the old H2205 man H376 and youth H5288,

And with you I shatter H5310 the young H970 man H970 and virgin H1330,

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:15 -

“The Lord H136 has thrown H5541 away H5541 all H3605 my strong H47 men H47

In my midst H7130;

He has called H7121 an appointed H4150 [fn]time H4150 against H5921 me

To crush H7665 my young H970 men H970;

The Lord H136 has trodden H1869 as in a wine H1660 press H1660

The virgin H1330 daughter H1323 of Judah H3063.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:18 -

“The LORD H3068 is righteous H6662,

For I have rebelled H4784 against H854 His [fn]command H6310;

Hear H8085 now H4994, all H3605 peoples H5971,

And see H7200 my pain H4341;

My virgins H1330 and my young H970 men H970

Have gone H1980 into captivity H7628.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:21 -

“On the ground H776 in the streets H2351

Lie H7901 young H5288 and old H2205;

My virgins H1330 and my young H970 men H970

Have fallen H5307 by the sword H2719.

You have put H2026 them to H2026 death H2026 on the day H3117 of Your anger H639,

You have slaughtered H2873, without H3808 sparing H2550.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:13 -

Young H970 men H970 [fn]worked H5375 at the grinding H2911 mill H2911,

And youths H5288 staggered H3782 under loads of wood H6086.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:14 -

Elders H2205 are H7673 absent H7673 from the gate H8179,

Young H970 men H970 from their music H5058.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:6 - [fn]Utterly H4889 kill H2026 old H2205 men H2205, young H970 men H970, female virgins H1330, little H2945 children H2945, and women H802, but do not touch H5066 any H3605 person H376 on whom H834 is the mark H8420; and you shall start H2490 from My sanctuary H4720.” So they started H2490 with the [fn]elders H2205 who H834 were before H6440 the [fn]temple H1004.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - who were clothed H3847 in purple H8504, governors H6346 and officials H5461, all H3605 of them handsome H2531 young H970 men H970, horsemen H6571 riding H7392 on horses H5483.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - “She lusted H5689 after H413 the [fn]Assyrians H1121 H804, governors H6346 and officials H5461, the ones H7138 near H7138, opulently H4358 dressed H3847, horsemen H6571 riding H7392 on horses H5483, all H3605 of them handsome H2531 young H970 men H970.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:23 - the [fn]Babylonians H1121 H894 and all H3605 the Chaldeans H3778, Pekod H6489 and Shoa H7772 and Koa H6970, and all H3605 the [fn]Assyrians H1121 H804 with them; handsome H2531 young H970 men H970, governors H6346 and officials H5461 all H3605 of them, officers H7991 and [fn]men H7121 of H7121 renown H7121, all H3605 of them riding H7392 on horses H5483.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:17 -

“The young H970 men H970 of [fn]On H204 and of Pi-beseth H6364

Will fall H5307 by the sword H2719,

And [fn]the women H1992 will go H1980 into captivity H7628.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:28 -

[fn]It will come H1961 about H1961 after H310 this H3651

That I will pour H8210 out H8210 My Spirit H7307 on all H3605 [fn]mankind H1320;

And your sons H1121 and your daughters H1323 will prophesy H5012,

Your old H2205 men H2205 will have H2492 H2472 dreams H2492 H2472,

Your young H970 men H970 will see H7200 visions H2384.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:11 -

“Then I raised H6965 up H6965 some H4480 of your sons H1121 to be prophets H5030,

And some H4480 of your young H970 men H970 to be Nazirites H5139.

Is this H2088 not so H637, you sons H1121 of Israel H3478?” declares H5002 the LORD H3068.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:10 -

“I sent H7971 a plague H1698 among you [fn]as in Egypt H4714;

I killed H2026 your young H970 men H970 with the sword H2719, along H5973 with H5973 your captured H7628 horses H5483,

And I made the stench H889 of your camp H4264 rise H5927 up H5927 in your nostrils H639;

Yet you have not returned H7725 to Me,” declares H5002 the LORD H3068.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:13 -

“On that day H3117 the beautiful H3303 virgins H1330

And the young H970 men H970 will faint H5968 from thirst H6772.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:17 -

For how H4100 great H4100 will [fn]their loveliness H2898 and beauty H3308 be!

Grain H1715 will make the young H970 men H970 flourish H5107, and new H8492 wine H8492, the virgins H1330.

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