Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H972
בָּחִיר
ba.chir · “chosen”
Used 13 times across 4 books
Definition
chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)
Where it appears
2 Samuel1
1 Chronicles1
Psalms5
Isaiah6
In the text
2 Samuel 21:6Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.1 Chronicles 16:13O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.Psalms 89:4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.Psalms 105:6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.Psalms 105:43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:Psalms 106:5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.Psalms 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.Isaiah 43:20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.Isaiah 45:4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
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