בָּחוּר m. (b. h. בחר) 1) chosen. Sabb. 105ᵃ (ref. to א̇ב̇, Gen. XVII, 5) I have made thee א̇ב a father of the nations, ב̇' נתתיך וכ׳ I have made thee a chosen one among the nations. Gen. R. s. 76, beg.; a. fr. —2) young man, youth, unmarried. Keth. 7ᵇ, opp. אַלְמוֹן.—Gen. R. s. 39 ב׳ ובתולה מיכן a young man and a virgin on the one side (of the coin). Ḥag. 14ᵃ; a. fr.—Fem. בַּחוּרָה. Gen. R. s. 71; a. e.—Pl. בַּחוּרִים, f. בַּחוּרוֹת. Num. R. s. 10, beg. לב׳ קול וכ׳ to the young (the strong) ‘the voice of the Lord (at revelation) sounded with might’, opp. תשים; a. e.
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בָּחוּר m. (b. h. בחר ) 1) chosen . Sabb. 105ᵃ (ref. to א̇ב̇ , Gen. XVII, 5 ) I have made thee א̇ב a father of the nations, ב̇' נתתיך וכ׳ I have made…
References
- Shabbat 105a:2
- Genesis 17:5
- Bereishit Rabbah 76
- Ketubot 7b:3
- Jastrow, אַלְמוֹן I 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 39:16
- Chagigah 14a:3
- Bereishit Rabbah 71:10
- Bamidbar Rabbah 10:25