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Bahurim — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּחֻרִים

בַּחֻרִים

Bachurîym · pronounced bakh-oo-reem' · Strong's H980 · a place

Bahurim means young men.

Built from

בָּחוּר bâchûwr (masculine plural of, H970) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or בַּחוּרִים; masculine plural of H970; young men; Bachurim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Sam 3:16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bahurim

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings

2Sam 3:162Sam 16:52Sam 17:182Sam 19:171Kgs 2:8

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