SINCE 1828
bahur
noun
ba·hur
variants:
or bachur
or less commonly bochur \ ˈbȯḵu̇r , ˈbəḵər \
or bocher \ ˈbəḵər \
plural bahurim
or bachurim
also bochurim\ ˈbȯḵu̇rə̇m , ˈbəḵər- , -rēm \
or bocherim\ ˈbəḵər- \
Definition of bahur
in Jewish use
: a young unmarried man : youth
specifically
: a student in a Talmudic academy
— called also yeshiva bocher
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