Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H977

בָּחַר

ba.char · “to choose”

Used 170 times across 23 books

Definition

1) to choose, elect, decide for
1a) (Qal) to choose
1b) (Niphal) to be chosen
1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected

Where it appears

Genesis

2

Exodus

3

Numbers

3

Deuteronomy

31

Joshua

4

Judges

5

1 Samuel

12

2 Samuel

9

1 Kings

13

2 Kings

2

1 Chronicles

10

2 Chronicles

16

Nehemiah

2

Job

7

Psalms

13

Proverbs

8

Ecclesiastes

1

Song of Solomon

1

Isaiah

20

Jeremiah

3

Ezekiel

1

Haggai

1

Zechariah

3

In the text

Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.Genesis 13:11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.Exodus 14:7And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.Exodus 17:9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.Exodus 18:25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.Numbers 16:5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.Numbers 16:7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.Numbers 17:20 Deuteronomy 4:37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

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