Bachurîym — H980

Definition

locative proper noun

Bachurim, a place in Palestine

1. Bahurim = "young men's village"
2. a town in Benjamin between Jerusalem and Jericho beyond the Mount of Olives on the way to Jericho

Usually translated as

Bahurim

Origin

or Bachûwrîym; masculine plural of H970; young men

• Bâchûwr (H970)

Occurrences

Bachurîym occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (1)

• 2 Samuel 3:16 — And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim (בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים). Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
• 2 Samuel 16:5 — And when king David came to Bahurim (בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים), 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 — 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 (בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים), which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
• 2 Samuel 19:16 — And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim (מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים), hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
• 1 Kings 2:8 — And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim (מִבַּחֻרִים֒), 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.