בָּחַר

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)

Every occurrence

41. Joshua 9:27 יִבְחָֽר׃ פ yiv.Char · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

42. Joshua 24:15 בַּחֲר֨וּ ba.cha.Ru · A command to all of you: simple action

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

43. Joshua 24:22 בְּחַרְתֶּ֥ם be.char.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

44. Judges 5:8 יִבְחַר֙ yiv.Char · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

45. Judges 10:14 בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם be.char.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.

46. Judges 20:15 בָּחֽוּר׃ ba.Chur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

47. Judges 20:16 בָּח֔וּר ba.Chur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

48. Judges 20:34 בָּחוּר֙ ba.Chur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them.

49. 1 Samuel 2:28 וּבָחֹ֣ר u.va.Chor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

50. 1 Samuel 8:18 בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם be.char.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

51. 1 Samuel 10:24 בָּֽחַר־ ba.char- · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.

52. 1 Samuel 12:13 בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם be.char.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.

53. 1 Samuel 13:2 וַיִּבְחַר־ vai.yiv.char- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

54. 1 Samuel 16:8 בָחַ֥ר va.Char · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

55. 1 Samuel 16:9 בָחַ֥ר va.Char · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

56. 1 Samuel 16:10 בָחַ֥ר va.Char · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these.

57. 1 Samuel 17:40 וַיִּבְחַר־ vai.yiv.char- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

58. 1 Samuel 20:30 בֹחֵ֤ר vo.Cher · An -ing word: simple action

    Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

59. 1 Samuel 24:2 בָּח֖וּר ba.Chur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

60. 1 Samuel 26:2 בְּחוּרֵ֣י be.chu.Rei · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

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