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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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First Known Use of bahur

1902, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bahur

Hebrew bāḥūr youth

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