980. Bachurim
Strong's Lexicon
Bachurim: Bahurim

Original Word: בּחֻרִים
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Bachuriym
Pronunciation: ba-khoo-REEM
Phonetic Spelling: (bakh-oo-reem')
Definition: Bahurim
Meaning: Bachurim

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בָּחוּר (bachur), meaning "young man" or "chosen."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bahurim in the Septuagint or New Testament, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: Bahurim is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, often associated with events during the reign of King David. It is mentioned as a village or town in the territory of Benjamin, near the Mount of Olives.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bahurim was located in the tribal allotment of Benjamin, a region known for its rugged terrain and strategic location near Jerusalem. The town's name, derived from the word for "young men," may suggest a place of youthful vigor or a community known for its warriors. During the time of King David, Bahurim was a site of significant events, reflecting the political and social dynamics of the period.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
masc. pl. of bachur
Definition
"young men's village," a city in Benjamin
NASB Translation
Bahurim (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בַּחֻרִים proper name, of a location (young men's village) of a small town of Benjamin beyond the Mt. of Olives on the way to Jericho (compare RobBR i. 433; KasterenZPV 1890, 100 ff.) 2 Samuel 3:16; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 17:18; 2 Samuel 19:17; 1 Kings 2:8 (= עַלְמוֺן according to ᵑ7Jon Schwarz Marti-SchickZPV iii. 8 f.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bahurim

Or Bachuwriym {bakh-oo-reem'}; masculine plural of bachuwr; young men; Bachurim, a place in Palestine -- Bahurim.

see HEBREW bachuwr

Forms and Transliterations
בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים בבחורים בחורים בחרים מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים מִבַּחֻרִים֒ מבחורים מבחרים ba·ḥu·rîm ba·ḥū·rîm bachuRim baḥurîm baḥūrîm bə·ḇa·ḥū·rîm bəḇaḥūrîm bevachuRim mib·ba·ḥu·rîm mib·ba·ḥū·rîm mibbachuRim mibbaḥurîm mibbaḥūrîm
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 3:16
HEB: אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ עַד־ בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֥יו
NAS: her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner
KJV: behind her to Bahurim. Then said
INT: and followed far Bahurim said then

2 Samuel 16:5
HEB: דָּוִ֖ד עַד־ בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩
NAS: came to Bahurim, behold,
KJV: came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out
INT: David against to Bahurim behold there

2 Samuel 17:18
HEB: בֵּֽית־ אִ֣ישׁ בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים וְל֥וֹ בְאֵ֛ר
NAS: of a man in Bahurim, who had a well
KJV: house in Bahurim, which had a well
INT: the house of a man Bahurim well his courtyard

2 Samuel 19:16
HEB: הַיְמִינִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ עִם־
NAS: who was from Bahurim, hurried
KJV: a Benjamite, which [was] of Bahurim, hasted
INT: the Benjamite who Bahurim and came with

1 Kings 2:8
HEB: בֶן־ הַיְמִינִי֮ מִבַּחֻרִים֒ וְה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙
NAS: the Benjamite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed
KJV: a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed
INT: of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim who cursed

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 980
5 Occurrences


ba·ḥu·rîm — 2 Occ.
bə·ḇa·ḥū·rîm — 1 Occ.
mib·ba·ḥū·rîm — 2 Occ.















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