Strong's Hebrew · H977
בָּחַר
bâchar · baw-khar'
acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Definition
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).