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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 Box 2Sa 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:6 - let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will [fn]hang them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen H972 of Yahweh.” And the king said, “I will give them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:13 -

O seed of Israel His servant,

O sons of Jacob, His chosen H972 ones H972!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:3 -

“I have cut a covenant with My chosen H972;

I have sworn to David My [fn]servant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:6 -

O seed of Abraham, His servant,

O sons of Jacob, His chosen H972 ones H972!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:43 -

And He brought His people out with joy,

His chosen H972 ones H972 with a shout of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:5 -

That I may see the goodness of Your chosen H972 ones H972,

That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,

That I may boast with Your [fn]inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:23 -

Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen H972 one stood in the breach before Him,

To turn away His wrath from [fn]eradicating them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1 -

“Behold, My Servant, whom I [fn]uphold;

My chosen H972 one in whom My soul is well-pleased.

I have put My Spirit upon Him;

He will bring forth justice to the [fn]nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:20 -

“The beasts of the field will glorify Me,

The jackals and the ostriches,

Because I have given waters in the wilderness

And rivers in the wasteland,

To give drink to My chosen H972 people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:4 -

“For the sake of Jacob My servant,

And Israel My chosen H972 one,

I have also called you by your name;

I have given you a title of honor

Though you have not known Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:9 -

“I will bring forth a seed from Jacob,

And a possessor of My mountains from Judah;

Even My chosen H972 ones H972 shall possess it,

And My slaves will dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:15 -

“You will leave your name for a [fn]curse to My chosen H972 ones H972,

And Lord Yahweh will put you to death.

But [fn]My slaves will be called by another name,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:22 -

“They will not build and another inhabit;

They will not plant and another eat;

For as the [fn]lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,

And My chosen H972 ones H972 will wear out the work of their hands.

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