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Lexicon :: Strong's H972 - bāḥîr

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בָּחִיר
Transliteration
bāḥîr
Pronunciation
baw-kheer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 231c

Strong’s Definitions

בָּחִיר bâchîyr, baw-kheer'; from H977; select:—choose, chosen one, elect.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H972 in the following manner: chosen (8x), elect (4x), chose (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H972 in the following manner: chosen (8x), elect (4x), chose (1x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּחִיר bâchîyr, baw-kheer'; from H977; select:—choose, chosen one, elect.
STRONGS H972: Abbreviations
† [בָּחִיר] noun masculine chosen, construct בְּחִיר 2 Samuel 21:6 (but We Dr בְּהַר י׳); suffix בְּחִירָיו 1 Chronicles 16:13; Psalm 89:4; Psalm 105:6; Psalm 105:43; Psalm 106:5; Psalm 106:23; Isa3, Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 45:4; Isaiah 65:9, 15, 22; always the chosen or elect of Yahweh.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

21:6

1 Chronicles

16:13

Psalms

89:4; 105:6; 105:43; 106:5; 106:23

Isaiah

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

H972

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Strong's Number H972 matches the Hebrew בָּחִיר (bāḥîr),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:6 - Let one give us seven men of his sons, and let us hang them up in the sun to the Lord in Gabaon of Saul, as chosen out for the Lord. And the king said, I will give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:13 - ye seed of Israel his servants, ye seed of Jacob his chosen ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:3 - (LXX 88:4) I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:6 - (LXX 104:6) ye seed of Abraam, his servants, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:43 - (LXX 104:43) And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 - (LXX 105:5) that we may behold the good of thine elect, that we may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that we may glory with thine inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:23 - (LXX 105:23) So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn him away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1 - Jacob is [fn]my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20 - The beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:4 - For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel mine elect, I will call thee by thy name, and accept thee: but thou hast not known me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:9 - And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit my holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:15 - For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to my chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but my servants shall be called by a new name,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:22 - They shall by no means build, and others inhabit; and they shall by no means plant, and others eat: for as the days of the tree of life shall be the days of my people, they shall long enjoy the fruits of their labours.
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