בחור
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[edit] Hebrew
[edit] Etymology
From בחר - chose, select. בחור is akin to "chosen" or "selected".
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli) IPA: /baˈχur/, (Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA: /baˈħur/, (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA: /ˈbɔχər/
[edit] Noun
בחור \ בָּחוּר (bakhúr) m. (plural indefinite form בחורים \ בַּחוּרִים; feminine counterpart בַּחוּרָה)
- (Modern Israeli) guy, boy
- (Modern Israeli) youth (countable), young man
- (Jewish religious law) young man over 13, capable of performing mitzvoth but never married.
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[edit] See also
- ילד (yéled) m.
