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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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