bachur

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noun

A yeshiva student

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounbachur (plural bachurim)

plural bachurim · alternative bocher · alternative bochur

  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)
    1 more example

    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)

Origin

  1. Hebrewבָּחוּר
  2. Englishbachur

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhur).

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APA

bachur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachur

MLA

“bachur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bachur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bachur.

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