H972Noun, masculine13 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- 2 Samuel 21:6בְּחִיר
let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.
- 1 Chronicles 16:13בְּחִירָיו
O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
- Psalm 89:3לִבְחִירִי
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
- Isaiah 42:1בְּחִירִי
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
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Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.