H0979 H0979
youth, young manhood; the period of early life and vigor
An abstract plural noun denoting the time of youth or early adulthood. Moses describes Joshua as his attendant 'from his youth' (Numbers 11:28). Ecclesiastes urges the young man to rejoice in 'the days of your youth' and remember God 'in the days of your young manhood' (Ecclesiastes 11:9; 12:1). The term captures the stage of life characterized by energy, potential, and formative experiences. Used in both narrative (Joshua's long service) and wisdom literature (the fleeting nature of youth).
Senses
1. sense 1 — The state or time of being young; youthfulness. Joshua is described as Moses' assistant 'from his youth' (Numbers 11:28), emphasizing long faithful service beginning early. Qohelet addresses a young man: 'Rejoice in your youth' (Ecclesiastes 11:9) and 'Remember your Creator in the days of your youth' (Ecclesiastes 12:1), urging enjoyment tempered by accountability during the formative years. 3×
AR["بْحُورُوتِيكَ", "مِنْ-شَبَابِهِ"]·ben["তার-যৌবন-থেকে", "তোমার-তরুণের"]·DE["[בחורותך]", "[בחורתיך]", "von-sein-youth"]·EN["from-his-youth", "your-young-manhood", "your-youth"]·FR["de-son-youth", "ton-jeunesse-toi"]·heb["בחורותיך", "מ-בחריו"]·HI["अपनी-जवानी-के", "उसकी-जवानी-से", "तेरी-जवानी-के"]·ID["dari-masa-mudanya", "keremajaan"]·IT["da-suo-youth", "tuo-young-manhood-tuo", "tuo-youth-tuo"]·jav["anem-panjenengan", "saking-nem-nem-ipun"]·KO["그의-선택된자들-에게서", "철음들-너의-의"]·PT["dos-escolhidos-seus", "mocidade-tua"]·RU["от-юности-его", "юношества-твоего,"]·ES["desde-su-juventud", "tu-juventud", "tu-mocedad"]·SW["tangu-ujana-wake", "ujana-wako"]·TR["-den-gençliğinden", "gencligin", "gencliginin"]·urd["اُس-کی-جوانی-سے", "اپنی-جوانی", "تیری-جوانی-کے"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [בְּחוּרִים] n.f.abstr.pl. youth, pl. sf. בְּחֻרָיו Nu 11:28 (J; Onk 𝔖 Ges De Di; בחיריו 𝔊 Sam 𝔙 Lu Ke); בְּחוּרוֹתֶיךָ Ec 11:9, בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ Ec 12:1.