Strong's Hebrew · H977
H977 bâchar
בָּחַר
baw-khar'
to choose
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bâchar appears 172 times in Scripture, including Genesis 6:2 and Exodus 14:7. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
In the King James Version
acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 172 times in Scripture
“So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.”
“And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.”
“He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.”
“and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!””
“Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.”
“A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.”
“the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.”
“For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.”
“So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.”
“So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
