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בַּחֻרִים H980
H980 is the Hebrew word בַּחֻרִים, transliterated Bachurîym and said bakh-oo-reem'. The King James Version most often renders it bahurim.
What it means
Bachurim, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
or בַּחוּרִים; masculine plural of H970 (בָּחוּר); young men.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Bahurim.
Verses using בַּחֻרִים
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 3:16 · KJV
And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
2 Samuel 16:5 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 17:18 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 19:16 · KJV
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.
1 Kings 2:8 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H980 mean?
H980 is the Hebrew word בַּחֻרִים (Bachurîym), meaning Bachurim, a place in Palestine.
How is H980 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bahurim (5 times).
How many times does H980 appear in the Bible?
בַּחֻרִים (Bachurîym) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H980 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or בַּחוּרִים; masculine plural of H970 (בָּחוּר); young men.
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