Strong’s definition
properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
KJV gloss list in the source
(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.
Source pronunciation notation: baw-khoor'
Derivation recorded by Strong
or בָּחֻר; participle passive of H977 (בָּחַר);
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