yeshiva bochur

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Pronunciations

yeshiva bochur (yeh-SHEE-vah BAWKH-er)

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Definitions

  • n. A student at a yeshiva.

  • n. A naive, shy, scholarly person.

Example Sentences

  • “He is as gentle as a yeshiva bokher.” (NJY)

  • “He has about as much knowledge of girls as a yeshiva bokher.” (NJY)

  • “Don’t ask him for an opinion; he’s a yeshiva bokher.” (NJY)

  • "There comes a time in almost every yeshiva bochur’s life where he becomes responsible for cleaning his own clothing. Realistically, they’re not getting too fussy over it. We made it as simple as possible for them to follow the 'laundry rules' by focusing on the clothes they wear all the time." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y ישיבה בחור yeshive bokher

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      yeshiva bocher, yeshiva bokher, yeshiva bokhur, yeshive bochur, yeshive bocher, yeshive bokhur, yeshive bokher, yeshiva bucher, yeshiva bukher, yeshive bucher, yeshive bukher

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