H972 בָּחִיר (bâchîyr) baw-kheer'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

chosen

Strong's Definition

select

Derivation: from H977 (בָּחַר);

KJV Usage: choose, chosen one, elect.

TWOT Reference: 231c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בָּחִיר (ba.chir) — chosen. chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

בָּחִיר (H0972)

adj · בחר

Dissociate

chosen, elect = individual or group of people especially selected and appointed for a certain purpose

2SA 21:6 · 1CH 16:13 · PSA 89:4 · PSA 105:6 · PSA 105:43 · PSA 106:5 · PSA 106:23 · ISA 42:1 · ISA 43:20 · ISA 45:4 · ISA 65:9 · ISA 65:15 · ISA 65:22

¹ 2SA 21:6 NIV NJPS REB GNT CEV | RSV NRSV "on the mountain of the Lord" NJB "on Yahweh's hill" = בְּהַר יהוה

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[בָּחִיר] n.m. chosen base

Bible Occurrences (13)

21:6

16:13

89:3 105:6 105:43 106:5 106:23

42:1 43:20 45:4 65:9 65:15 65:22

2 Samuel 21:6

let seven... of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD. I will give them to you, said the king.

1 Chronicles 16:13

O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, [in whom] My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, [and] He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 43:20

The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

Isaiah 45:4

For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 65:9

And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.

Isaiah 65:15

You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

Isaiah 65:22

No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For [as is] the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.