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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H977 - Chosen

Strong's No.:H977

Hebrew:בָּחַר

Transliteration:bâchar

Phonetic:baw-khar'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{acceptable} {appoint} choose ({choice}) {excellent} {join} be {rather} require.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to {try} that {is} (by implication) select


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to choose, elect, decide for

a. (Qal) to choose

b. (Niphal) to be chosen

c. (Pual) to be chosen, selected


Bible References:
Chosen

Translation
Occurrences:
acceptable ( 1 )
appoint ( 1 )
choice ( 5 )
choose ( 50 )
choosest ( 2 )
chooseth ( 3 )
chose ( 22 )
chosen ( 76 )
excellent ( 1 )
out ( 5 )
rather ( 1 )
require ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.