This is the name of the place Bahurim: Village near Jerusalem, home of Shimei, who cursed David.
Definition
or בַּחוּרִים; masculine plural of H970; young men; Bachurim, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Bahurim.
Traditional renderings: Bahurim.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
5 total
- 2 Samuel 3:16בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים · BahurimHer husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.
- 2 Samuel 16:5בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים · BahurimAs King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
- 2 Samuel 17:18בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים · in BahurimBut a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
- 2 Samuel 19:16מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים · from BahurimThen Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
- 1 Kings 2:8מִבַּחֻרִים֒ · from BahurimKeep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’