Word Study · Strong's H979 · Hebrew
בְּחֻרוֹת
bechuroth
bekh-oo-rothe'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉchurôwth
“youth (collectively and abstractly)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
youth (collectively and abstractly)
Rendered in the KJV as
young men, youth.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ1
- בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָ1
- מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו1
How it is rendered · 2
- youths your2
- from youths his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc/Sp2ms · 2
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ecclesiastes carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 11:9בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָvechurotekhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularRejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.here: youths your
- Ecclesiastes 12:1בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָbechuroteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”here: youths your