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Lexicon :: Strong's H979 - bᵊḥurîm

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בְּחֻרִים
Transliteration
bᵊḥurîm
Pronunciation
bekh-oo-rothe'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 231b

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בחרים (Strongs and Gesenius) בחורות (Strongs and Gesenius) בחרות (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּחֻרוֹת bᵉchurôwth, bekh-oo-rothe'; or בְּחוּרוֹת bᵉchûwrôwth; feminine plural of H970; also (masculine plural) בְּחֻרִים bᵉchurîym; youth (collectively and abstractly):—young men, youth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H979 in the following manner: youth (2x), young men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H979 in the following manner: youth (2x), young men (1x).

  1. youth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּחֻרוֹת bᵉchurôwth, bekh-oo-rothe'; or בְּחוּרוֹת bᵉchûwrôwth; feminine plural of H970; also (masculine plural) בְּחֻרִים bᵉchurîym; youth (collectively and abstractly):—young men, youth.
STRONGS H979: Abbreviations
† [בְּחוּרִים] noun feminine abstract plural youth, plural suffix בְּחֻרָיו Numbers 11:28 (J; Onk Syriac Version Ges De Di; בחיריו Greek Version of the LXX ⅏ Vulgate Luth Ke); בְּחוּרוֺתֶיךָ Ecclesiastes 11:9, בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ Ecclesiastes 12:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

11:28

Ecclesiastes

11:9; 12:1

H979

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H979 matches the Hebrew בְּחֻרִים (bᵊḥurîm),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:28 - Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:9 - Young people,[fn] it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
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