Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Bahurim
Usage: § Bahurim = "young men's village" a town in Benjamin between Jerusalem and Jericho beyond the Mount of Olives on the way to Jericho
Strong's Number
H980
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
2
Strong's H980 Quick Answer
Strong's H980 בַּחוּרִים בַּחוּרִים (Bachuriym) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bachuriym (bakh-oo-reem') (or Bachuwriym {bakh-oo-reem'}) n/l. 1. young men 2. Bachurim, a place in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include men. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Bachuriym (bakh-oo-reem') (or Bachuwriym {bakh-oo-reem'}) n/l. 1. young men 2. Bachurim, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- men
Meaning and Definition
Bachuriym (bakh-oo-reem') (or Bachuwriym {bakh-oo-reem'}) n/l. 1. young men 2. Bachurim, a place in Israel [masculine plural of H970] KJV: Bahurim. Root(s): H970
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H980. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H980 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bachuriym, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
men
2 Samuel 19:16
How Strong's H980 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H980 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H980 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H980.
And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H980, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H980 FAQ
What does bachurim (בַּחֻרִים) mean?
Bachurim (Strong's H980) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bahurim". Bachuriym (bakh-oo-reem') (or Bachuwriym {bakh-oo-reem'}) n/l. 1. young men 2. Bachurim, a place in Israel
How many times is bachurim (בַּחֻרִים) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H980 across 2 books.
Where can I study bachurim (בַּחֻרִים) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H980 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bachurim (בַּחֻרִים)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as men. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.