Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H0977בָּחַרba.char
to choosePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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171 occurrences in 163 verses
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And Samuel said to all the people: 'See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?' And all the people shouted, and said: 'Long live the king.'
בָּֽחַר־ ba.char- “he has chosen”
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for; and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם be.char.Tem “you have chosen”
And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmas and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeath-benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
וַיִּבְחַר־ (יִּבְחַר) i.yiv.char- “he chose”
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
בָחַ֥ר va.Char “he has chosen”
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
בָחַ֥ר va.Char “he has chosen”
And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The LORD hath not chosen these.'
בָחַ֥ר va.Char “he has chosen”
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 scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.
וַיִּבְחַר־ (יִּבְחַר) i.yiv.char- “he chose”
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: 'Thou son of perverse rebellion, 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?
בֹחֵ֤ר vo.Cher “[are] choosing”
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.
בָּח֖וּר ba.Chur “chosen”
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.
בְּחוּרֵ֣י be.chu.Rei “[the] chosen [men] of”
And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
בָּח֥וּר ba.Chur “chosen [man]”
And David said unto Michal: 'Before the LORD, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel, before the LORD will I make merry.
בָּֽחַר־ ba.char- “he chose”
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans;
וַיִּבְחַ֗ר (יִּבְחַ֗ר) i.yiv.Char “he chose”בְּחוּרֵ֣י be.chu.Rei “[the] chosen [men]”
And the king's servants said unto the king: 'Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.'
יִבְחַ֛ר yiv.Char “he will choose”
And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
בָּחַ֧ר ba.Char “he has chosen”
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;
אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה 'ev.cha.Rah “let me choose”
And the king answered: 'Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.'
תִּבְחַ֥ר tiv.Char “you will choose”
'Go and speak unto David: Thus saith the LORD: I lay upon thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'
בְּחַר־ be.char- “choose”
And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
בָּחָ֑רְתָּ ba.Cha.re.ta “you have chosen”
Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.
בָחַ֣רְתִּי va.Char.ti “I chose”וָאֶבְחַ֣ר (אֶבְחַ֣ר) 'ev.Char “I have chosen”
If Thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way Thou shalt send them, and they pray unto the LORD toward the city which Thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Thy name;
בָּחַ֣רְתָּ ba.Char.ta “you have chosen”
if they return unto Thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto Thee toward their land, which Thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which
בָּחַ֔רְתָּ ba.Char.ta “you have chosen”
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son; for David My servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.'
בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ ba.Cha.re.ti “I have chosen”
but he shall have one tribe, for My servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel--
בָּחַ֣רְתִּי ba.Char.ti “I have chosen”
Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept My commandments and My statutes;
בָּחַ֣רְתִּי ba.Char.ti “I chose”