בָּחוּר, 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.
בָּחוּר, 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.