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Lad in Hebrew is בָּחוּר (bakhúr).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בָּחוּר
bakhúr
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

lad

/læd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for lad as a noun.

a boy or young man

This is more about the Hebrew word בָּחוּר.

Written with vowel points
בָּחוּר
Written without vowel points
בחור
Said
bakhúr
Plural
בַּחוּרִים
Feminine form
בַּחוּרָה
Its meanings in English
lad, guy, boy, youth, young man, a young man over 13 who is required to perform mitzvoth but has never married

The Hebrew dictionary's page for בחור, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with lad.

These words come before and after lad in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨lad⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨lad⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨lad⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בָּחוּר⁩, said bakhúr. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בחור⁩. Its plural is ⁨בַּחוּרִים⁩.

Is ⁨בחור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בחור⁩ is masculine. Its feminine form is ⁨בַּחוּרָה⁩.

What else does ⁨בחור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨lad⁩, ⁨בחור⁩ can mean ⁨guy, boy, youth, young man, and a young man over 13 who is required to perform mitzvoth but has never married⁩.

How is ⁨lad⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨lad⁩ is pronounced ⁨/læd/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry lad and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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