בָּחַר

ba.char · to choose

Hebrew · Strong's H977 · Verb · Sounds like: baw-khar' · 171 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בָּחַר vb. choose
Qal
1. with בְּ,
a. divine choice
b. man’s choice
2. with אֲשֶׁר:
a. divine choice
b. man’s choice
3. with acc. & לְ, choose some one or something for
4. with acc. and מִן, choose, select from
5. acc.
a. divine choice
b. man’s choice
6. with עַל, for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction
7. with לְ of acc. chosen
8. test, try
Niph. to be chosen
Pu. chosen, selected

Every occurrence

  1. Zechariah 1:17 וּבָחַ֥ר u.va.Char · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

  2. Zechariah 2:12 וּבָחַ֥ר u.va.Char · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

  3. Zechariah 3:2 הַבֹּחֵ֖ר ha.bo.Cher · An -ing word: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

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