בָּחִיר bachir
Hebrew word for “chosen” · Strong’s H972 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)
How it is translated
Glosses given for bachir in context, with how often each is used:
- chosen ones 7
- chosen one 6
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 65 (3), Psalms 105 (2), Psalms 106 (2), 2 Samuel 21 (1), 1 Chronicles 16 (1), Psalms 89 (1), Isaiah 42 (1), Isaiah 43 (1), Isaiah 45 (1)
Forms
- בחירי 5
- בחיריו 3
- לבחירי 2
- בחיר 1
- בחיריך 1
- בחירו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with bachir more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 7
- יַעֲקֹב yaaqov “Jacob” 4
- זֶרַע zera “seed” 3
- אַחֵר acher “another” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 3
- גּוֹי goy “nation” 2
- קָרָא qara “to call” 2
- שֵׁם shem “name” 2
Key verses
The verses using bachir that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 21:6 — Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will…
- Psalms 89:3 — I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
- Psalms 105:6 — O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
- Psalms 105:43 — And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
- Psalms 106:5 — That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
- Psalms 106:23 — Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
- Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Isaiah 43:20 — The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my…
- Isaiah 45:4 — For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
- Isaiah 65:9 — And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
- Isaiah 65:15 — And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
- Isaiah 65:22 — They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.