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bochur

/ˈbʌxər/

bochur noun: a (male) student at a yeshiva.

Noun

bochur (plural bochurim)

  1. (Judaism) A (male) student at a yeshiva.
    • My son told me that the principal had passed a new rule that if a bochur were a smoker, he had to leave the yeshiva and could not return until he stopped smoking.2011 July 4, cindys, soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of bochur

pluralbochurim
alternative formbahur
alternative formbachur
alternative formbocher
alternative formbokher
alternative formbokhur

Origin of bochur

From Hebrew בָּחוּר (“young man”).

Questions about bochur

What does bochur mean?
Bochur means a (male) student at a yeshiva.
What part of speech is bochur?
Bochur is a noun.
How do you pronounce bochur?
Bochur is pronounced /ˈbʌxər/.
What is the plural of bochur?
The plural of bochur is bochurim.

Words near bochur in the dictionary

  1. bochkas
  2. Bochnia
  3. Bocholt
  4. Bochum
  5. bochup
  6. bochur
  7. bochurim
  8. Bocicoiu Mare
  9. bock
  10. bock beer
  11. bock beers

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