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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The first known use of bahur was in 1902
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