בְּחֻרוֹת
bechurot · youth
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H979 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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bechurot (בְּחֻרוֹת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “youth”.
How to say it
be·chu·rot
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The time when one is a lad.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- young manhood ×2
- youth ×1
Where it appears
- Numbers 11:28
And Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant from his youth, answered and said, “My lord Moses, stop them.”
- Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart do you good in the days of your young manhood, and walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things Elohim will bring you into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1
And remember your Creator in the days of your young manhood, before the days of evil come and years arrive of which you will say, “I have no delight in them”;