Bechurot בְּחוּרִים
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| בְּחוּרִים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bechurot |
| Strong's number | H979 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | youth |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ecclesiastes (2) |
Bechurot (Hebrew בְּחוּרִים, Strong's H979) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “youth”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
youth
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | youth (2), men (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your youth (2), since youth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bechurot, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 11:28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).