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bachur

bachur noun: a yeshiva student.

Noun

bachur (plural bachurim)

  1. A yeshiva student
    • The average bachur in a yeshiva spends approximately 10 hours a day arguing the meaning of texts.2001 June 30, toichen, “How long would you last in yeshiva?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderatted (Usenet)
    • The bocherim in the cheder were jumping up and down with joy. "Rabbi you really stuck it to those guys, and we've never understood this red heifer stuff until you said that."1999 April 10, David Lloyd Jones, “Hillel”, in alt.humor.jewish (Usenet)

Forms of bachur

pluralbachurim
alternative formbocher
alternative formbochur

Origin of bachur

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhur).

Questions about bachur

What does bachur mean?
Bachur means a yeshiva student.
What part of speech is bachur?
Bachur is a noun.
What is the plural of bachur?
The plural of bachur is bachurim.

Words near bachur in the dictionary

  1. bachs
  2. bachshish
  3. Bachtel
  4. Bachtels
  5. Bachu
  6. bachur
  7. bachurim
  8. Bachus
  9. Baci
  10. Bacigalupo
  11. Bacigalupos

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