STRONG’S HEBREW CONCORDANCE

H977

בָּחַר

bâchar · baw-khar'

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Meaning and usage

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

KJV renderings: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

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Every KJV occurrence of H977

Showing 101–171 of 171 matching occurrences.

Nehemiah 1:9

“chosen”

בָּחַ֔רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Nehemiah 9:7

“choose”

בָּחַ֨רְתָּ֙Hebrew qal perfect verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Job 7:15

“chooseth”

תִּבְחַ֣רHebrew qal sequential imperfect verb · third person · feminine · singularInterlinear
Job 9:14

“out”

אֶבְחֲרָ֖הHebrew qal cohortative verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Job 15:5

“choosest”

תִבְחַ֗רHebrew qal imperfect verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Job 29:25

“chose”

אֶֽבֲחַ֣רHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Job 34:4

“choose”

נִבְחֲרָהHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · pluralInterlinear
Job 34:33

“choose”

תִבְחַ֣רHebrew qal imperfect verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Job 36:21

“chosen”

בָּחַ֥רְתָּHebrew qal perfect verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 25:12

“choose”

יִבְחָֽרHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 47:4

“choose”

יִבְחַרHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 65:4

“choosest”

תִּֽבְחַ֣רHebrew qal imperfect verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 78:68

“chose”

יִּבְחַרHebrew qal sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 78:70

“chose”

יִּבְחַרHebrew qal sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Psalms 84:10

“rather”

בָּחַ֗רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Psalms 119:30

“chosen”

בָחָ֑רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Psalms 119:173

“chosen”

בָחָֽרְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Proverbs 3:31

“choose”

תִּ֝בְחַ֗רHebrew qal jussive verb · second person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Proverbs 8:10

“choice”

נִבְחָֽרHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Proverbs 8:19

“choice”

נִבְחָֽרHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Proverbs 10:20

“choice”

נִ֭בְחָרHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Proverbs 16:16

“chosen”

נִבְחָ֥רHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Proverbs 21:3

“acceptable”

נִבְחָ֖רHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Proverbs 22:1

“chosen”

נִבְחָ֣רHebrew niphal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Isaiah 1:29

“chosen”

בְּחַרְתֶּֽםHebrew qal perfect verb · second person · masculine · pluralInterlinear
Isaiah 14:1

“choose”

בָחַ֥רHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 40:20

“chooseth”

יִבְחָ֑רHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 41:8

“chosen”

בְּחַרְתִּ֑יHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 41:9

“chosen”

בְּחַרְתִּ֖יHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 41:24

“chooseth”

יִבְחַ֥רHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 43:10

“chosen”

בָּחָ֑רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 44:1

“chosen”

בָּחַ֥רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 44:2

“chosen”

בָּחַ֥רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 48:10

“chosen”

בְּחַרְתִּ֖יHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 49:7

“choose”

יִּבְחָרֶֽHebrew qal sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 56:4

“choose”

בָֽחֲר֖וּHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · common gender · pluralInterlinear
Isaiah 58:5

“chosen”

אֶבְחָרֵ֔Hebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 58:6

“chosen”

אֶבְחָרֵHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 65:12

“choose”

בְּחַרְתֶּֽםHebrew qal perfect verb · second person · masculine · pluralInterlinear
Isaiah 66:3

“chosen”

בָּֽחֲרוּ֙Hebrew qal perfect verb · third person · common gender · pluralInterlinear
Isaiah 66:4

“choose”

אֶבְחַ֣רHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Isaiah 66:4

“chose”

בָּחָֽרוּHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · common gender · pluralInterlinear
Jeremiah 8:3

“chosen”

נִבְחַ֥רHebrew niphal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singularInterlinear
Jeremiah 49:19

“chosen”

בָח֖וּרHebrew qal passive passive participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear
Haggai 2:23

“chosen”

בָחַ֔רְתִּיHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · singularInterlinear
Zechariah 3:2

“chosen”

בֹּחֵ֖רHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absoluteInterlinear

Dictionary: James Strong, public domain. Occurrences: KJV 2006 Strong’s word alignment. Greek forms and parsing: Maurice A. Robinson’s public-domain Textus Receptus morphology. Hebrew and Aramaic forms and parsing: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0). Device pronunciation voices vary.