בָּחַר (bachar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning choose. It appears
170 times
in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H977).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 231)
Range of meaning (TWOT 231)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
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּחַרverb: choose
Qal
1.with בְּ
a.divine choice
b.man’s choice
2.with אֲשֶׁר
a.divine choice
b.man’s choice
3.with accusative & לְ, choose some one or something for
4.with accusative and מִן, choose, select from
5.accusative
a.divine choice
b.man’s choice
6.with עַל
7.with לְ of accusative chosen
8.test, try
Niphalto be chosen
Pualchosen, selected
Strong's H977בָּחַר: properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select KJV:acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
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.