בָּחִיר
bāḥîr
chosen
Strong's H972NounHebrewTWOT 231c

בָּחִיר (bāḥîr) is a Hebrew noun meaning chosen. It appears 13 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H972).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 231c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 231c)chosen; select; choose, chosen one, elect
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בָּחִיר noun, masculine: chosen

Strong's H972 בָּחִיר: select
KJV:choose, chosen one, elect.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 231: בָּחַר bāḥar — choose; divine choice, man’s choice, choose some one or something for, select from, chosen, test, try; to be chosen; selected; acceptable, appoint, excellent, join, be rather, require

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 21:61 Chronicles 16:13Psalms 105:6

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