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Hebrew wordlink #341261

OSHB Eze 20:5 בָּחֳרִי (bāḩₒri, y) Strongs=977 Lemmas=‘בָּחַר’, ‘הוּא’
contextual morpheme glosses=‘I, chose’ morpheme glosses=‘chose, I’
Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Morphology=Sp1cs PoS=pronominal_suffix Person=first Gender=common Number=singular

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The word form ‘בָּחֳרִי’ (Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Morphology=Sp1cs PoS=pronominal_suffix Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘I, chose’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemmas=‘בָּחַר’, ‘הוּא’’ have only one gloss: ‘I,chose’.

Hebrew words (31) other than בָּחֳרִי (Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Morphology=Sp1cs PoS=pronominal_suffix Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘chose’

Have 31 other words with 2 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘בָּחַר’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’)

GEN 6:2 בָּחָרוּ (bāḩārū) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘they_chose’ possible word glosses=‘they_tried / selected / chose’ OSHB GEN 6:2 word 15

OET-LV: 2 And_they _saw the _sons _of the_ʼElohīm DOM the _daughters _of the_humankind if/because _that were_good they and_they _took to/for_them wives from_all whom they _chose. (GEN_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives. (GEN 6:2)

GEN 13:11 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB GEN 13:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 And_he _chose to_him/it Lōţ DOM all _of the _valley _of the _Yardēn and_ Lōţ _he _set _out from_east and_they _separated each from_under his/its_woman. (GEN_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Lot chose all of the Yordan plain for himself, and so he travelled to the east and they separated from each other. (GEN 13:11)

EXO 18:25 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB EXO 18:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 And_ Mosheh _he _chose men _of ability from_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _gave DOM_them chiefs over the_people leaders _of thousands leaders _of hundreds leaders _of fifties and_leaders _of tens. (EXO_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 He chose capable men from among all the Israelis, and he appointed them as heads over the people: leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens of households. (EXO 18:25)

DEU 4:37 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB DEU 4:37 word 6

OET-LV: 37 And_because if/because he _loved DOM ancestors _of_your and_he _chose (in)_his _of_offspring after_him and_he_brought _you _out by_his _own _of_presence by_his _of_power the_big/great(sg) from_Miʦrayim. (DEU_4:37)

OET-RV: 37 Because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants as his people and used his power and strength to lead you out of Egypt (DEU 4:37)

DEU 7:7 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB DEU 7:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 not because_you_were _numerous from_all the_peoples he _loved YHWH (in)_you(pl) and_he _chose (in)_you(pl) if/because you(pl) were_the_few from_all the_peoples. (DEU_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Yahweh loved you and chose you all, not because you were the most populous nation (in fact, you were the smallest of all the nations), (DEU 7:7)

DEU 10:15 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB DEU 10:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 Only (in)_your(pl)_of_ancestors YHWH he _loved to_love them and_he _chose (in)_their _of_offspring after_them (in)_you(pl) from_all the_peoples as_day the_this. (DEU_10:15)

OET-RV: 15 yet he decided to show love to your ancestors, and as their descendants, he chose you all out from all the peoples as you know to this day. (DEU 10:15)

JOS 8:3 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB JOS 8:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _rose _up and_all the _people _of (the)_war to_go _up (the)_ˊAy and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he _chose thirty thousand man the _mighty_men_of (the)_strength and_he_sent _them _out night. (JOS_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 So Yehoshua led his warriors towards Ay. He chose thirty thousand of the bravest and strongest warriors and sent them ahead in the darkness (JOS 8:3)

JDG 5:8 יִבְחַר (yiⱱḩar) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘it_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB JDG 5:8 word 1

OET-LV: 8 It _chose gods new then war was _in _the_gates a _shield if it _was _seen and_a _spear among_forty thousand in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (JDG_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 When Yisrael chose new gods,
⇔ then enemies attacked the city gates.
⇔ No shield or spear could be found
⇔ among forty thousand in Yisrael. (JDG 5:8)

1 SAM 2:28 וּבָחֹר (ūⱱāḩor) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, I_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:28 word 1

OET-LV: 28 And_I _chose DOM_him/it from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_me to_a _priest to_go _up on altar _of_my to_make _smoke incense to_bear an _ephod before_me and_I_gave to_the _house _of I _will _show_you(ms) DOM all _of the _fire _offerings _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (SA1_2:28)

OET-RV: 28 And out of all the Israeli tribes, I chose your ancestor to be a priest to me, to go up on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the sacred apron in front of me. Plus I gave your ancestors the rights to all the burnt offerings made by the Israelis. (SA1 2:28)

1 SAM 13:2 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 1 SAM 13:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 And_he _chose to_him/it Shāʼūl three _of thousand(s) from_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _were with Shāʼūl two _thousand at_Mikmāş and_in_the _hill _country _of Bēyt- ^ʼēl and_one _thousand they _were with Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) at_Giⱱˊāh of _Binyāmīn and_the _rest _of the _people he _sent _away each _man to_his _of_tents. (SA1_13:2)

OET-RV: 2 he chose three thousand Israeli warriors for himself: two thousand were stationed with him in Mikmas, and one thousand were with his son Yonatan in Benyamite Gibeah. All the others, he sent back to their homes. (SA1 13:2)

1 SAM 17:40 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:40 word 4

OET-LV: 40 And_he/it _took staff _of_his in_his/its_hand and_he _chose to_him/it five smooth_ones_of stones from the_wadi and_he/it _assigned DOM_them in_the _bag _of (the)_shepherds which to_him/it and_in_pouch and_his _of_sling was_in_his _of_hand and_he _drew _near to the_Philistine. (SA1_17:40)

OET-RV: 40 Then he picked up his staff, and selected five smooth stones from the riverbed. He placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and picked up his sling and headed towards the Philistine champion. (SA1 17:40)

2 SAM 6:21 בָּחַר (bāḩar) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘he_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB 2 SAM 6:21 word 8

OET-LV: 21 And_ Dāvid _he/it _said to Mīkāl to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH who he _chose (in)_me more_than _of_your _father and_more_than _all _of household _of_his to_appoint DOM_me ruler over the _people _of YHWH over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_I _will _play to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH. (SA2_6:21)

OET-RV: 21 “It was to thank Yahweh,” David responded, “who chose me (rather than your father and any of his family) by appointing me as leader over Yahweh’s people Yisrael. I was celebrating in front of Yahweh (SA2 6:21)

2 SAM 10:9 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 2 SAM 10:9 word 10

OET-LV: 9 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _saw if/because _that it _was to_him/it the _face _of the _battle from_before and_from_behind and_he _chose from_all the _chosen_men_of in/on/at/with and_he _deployed to_meet ʼArām. (SA2_10:9)

OET-RV: 9 When Yoav saw that he was disadvantaged with enemy lines both in front and behind, he selected certain Israeli warriors and placed them to battle the Aramean mercenaries, (SA2 10:9)

1 KI 8:16 בָחַרְתִּי (ⱱāḩartī) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 1 KI 8:16 word 11

OET-LV: 16 Since the_day when I _brought _out DOM people _of_my DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Miʦrayim not I _chose (in)_a_city from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_build a _house to_be name _of_my there and_I _have _chosen (in)_Dāvid to_be over people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI1_8:16)

OET-RV: 16 ‘From the day when I brought my people Yisrael out of Egypt, I didn’t choose a city from among all the tribes of Yisrael to build a house in so that my name would be established there. Instead I chose David to lead my people Yisrael.’ ” (KI1 8:16)

1 KI 11:34 בָּחַרְתִּי (bāḩartī) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB 1 KI 11:34 word 17

OET-LV: 34 And_not I _will _take DOM all _of the_kingdom from_his _of_hand if/because ruler I_will _make _him all _of the _days _of his/its_life for _the _sake _of Dāvid servant _of_my whom I _chose DOM_him/it who he _observed commands _of_my and_my _of_regulations. (KI1_11:34)

OET-RV: 34 But I won’t take the entire kingdom off him, but rather I’ll leave him as a leader while he’s still alive for the sake of my chosen servant David, who obeyed my commands and my statutes. (KI1 11:34)

2 KI 23:27 בָּחַרְתִּי (bāḩartī) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 2 KI 23:27 word 18

OET-LV: 27 And_ YHWH _he/it _said also DOM Yəhūdāh I _will _remove from_under face _of_my just_as I _removed DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_I _will _reject DOM the_city (the)_this which I _chose DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_DOM the_house which I _said it _will _be name _of_my there. (KI2_23:27)

OET-RV: 27 and Yahweh said, “I will also remove Yehudah out of my sight, just like I removed Yisrael. I’ll also reject this city of Yerushalem that I chose, as well as the house where I’d said that my name would be established.” (KI2 23:27)

1 CHR 19:10 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 1 CHR 19:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _saw if/because _that it _was the _face _of the _battle to_him/it before and_behind and_he _chose from_all chosen_man in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _deployed to_meet ʼArām. (CH1_19:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yoav quickly realised that he’d have to fight on two fronts, so he chose Yisrael’s best warriors and set them out to face the Arameans (Syrians), (CH1 19:10)

1 CHR 28:4 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB 1 CHR 28:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 And_ YHWH _he _chose the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) (in)_me from_all the _house _of my _father _of_of to_be (into)_king over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) forever if/because (in)_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) he _chose to_ruler and_among_the _house _of Yəhūdāh the _house _of my _father _of_of and_among_the _sons _of my _father _of_of in_me he _took _pleasure to_make_me_king over all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH1_28:4)

OET-RV: 4 “Yet Yisrael’s god Yahweh chose me from all of my father’s family to be king over Yisrael forever, because he chose a leader from the tribe of Yehudah, my father’ tribe, and among the sons of my father, with me he was pleased to make king over all Israel. (CH1 28:4)

1 CHR 28:4 בָּחַר (bāḩar) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘he_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB 1 CHR 28:4 word 16

2 CHR 6:5 בָחַרְתִּי (ⱱāḩartī) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 2 CHR 6:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 Since the_day when I _brought _out DOM people _of_my from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not I _chose (in)_a_city from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_build a _house to_be name _of_my there and_not I _chose (in)_a_person to_be ruler over people _of_my Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH2_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 ‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I hadn’t choosen a city from all the tribes of Yisrael as a place to build a house so my name could be there. Nor had I chosen a man to be leader over my people Israel, (CH2 6:5)

2 CHR 6:5 בָחַרְתִּי (ⱱāḩartī) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB 2 CHR 6:5 word 21

NEH 9:7 בָּחַרְתָּ (bāḩartā) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘you_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB NEH 9:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7 You he are_YHWH the_ʼElohīm who you _chose (in)_ʼAⱱrām and_you_brought _him _out from_ʼŪr of_the_ones_from _Kasdiy and_you _made name _of_his ʼAⱱrāhām. (NEH_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 “You are Yahweh, the god who chose Abram. Then you brought him out from Ur in the Chaldean region, then you renamed him to Abraham (meaning ‘father of many’). (NEH 9:7)

JOB 7:15 וַתִּבְחַר (vattiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, it_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, choose’ OSHB JOB 7:15 word 1

OET-LV: 15 And_it _chose strangling self _of_my death more_than _of_my _bones. (JOB_7:15)

OET-RV: 15 My inner self chooses strangling—
⇔ ≈ death over life in this body. (JOB 7:15)

JOB 29:25 אֶֽבֲחַר (ʼeⱱₐḩar) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘I_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB JOB 29:25 word 1

OET-LV: 25 I _chose way _of_their and_I _sat chief and_I _dwelt like_a _king among_troop[s] just_as mourners someone _comforts. (JOB_29:25)

OET-RV: 25 I chose their path and I sat as a chief,
⇔ and I lived like a king with his troops,
⇔ like when someone comforts those who are mourning. (JOB 29:25)

PSA 78:67 בָחָר (ⱱāḩār) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘he_chose’ word gloss=‘choose’ OSHB PSA 78:67 word 7

OET-LV: 67 And_he _rejected (in)_the_tent _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and _(in)_the_tribe _of ʼEfrayim not he _chose. (PSA_78:67)

OET-RV: 67 He rejected Yosef’s tent,
⇔ and he didn’t chose the tribe of Efrayim. (PSA 78:67)

PSA 78:68 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB PSA 78:68 word 1

OET-LV: 68 And_he _chose DOM the _tribe _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) DOM the _mountain _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) which he _loved. (PSA_78:68)

OET-RV: 68 He chose the tribe of Yehudah
⇔ and Mt. Tsiyyon (Zion) that he loved. (PSA 78:68)

PSA 78:70 וַיִּבְחַר (vayyiⱱḩar) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בָּחַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, he_chose’ morpheme glosses=‘and, chose’ OSHB PSA 78:70 word 1

OET-LV: 70 And_he _chose (in)_Dāvid servant _of_his and_he_took _him from_the_folds _of sheep. (PSA_78:70)

OET-RV: 70 He chose his servant David,
⇔ ≈ and took him from the sheep pens. (PSA 78:70)

PROV 1:29 בָחָרוּ (ⱱāḩārū) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘they_chose’ word gloss=‘choose’ OSHB PROV 1:29 word 8

OET-LV: 29 Because if/because they _hated knowledge and_the _fear _of YHWH not they _chose. (PRO_1:29)

OET-RV: 29 because they hated wisdom
⇔ ≈ and didn’t choose to respect and obey Yahweh. (PRO 1:29)

ISA 65:12 בְּחַרְתֶּֽם (bəḩartem) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘you(pl)_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB ISA 65:12 word 20

OET-LV: 12 And_I _will _appoint you(pl) to_sword and_all _of_of _you(pl) to_slaughter you(pl)_will _bow _down because I _called and_not you(pl)_answered I _spoke and_not you(pl)_listened and_you(pl)_did the_evil in_my _of_eyes and _(in)_that_which not I _desired you(pl)_chose. (ISA_65:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 65:12)

ISA 66:4 בָּחָרוּ (bāḩārū) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘they_chose’ possible word glosses=‘they_tried / selected / chose’ OSHB ISA 66:4 word 21

OET-LV: 4 Also I I _will _choose (in)_their _of_punishments and_their _of_fears I _will _bring to/for_them because I _called and_there_was_not one _who_answered I _spoke and_not they _listened and_they _made the_evil in_my _of_eyes and _(in)_that_which not I _desired they _chose. (ISA_66:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 66:4)

JER 33:24 בָּחַר (bāḩar) Lemma=‘בָּחַר’ contextual word gloss=‘he_chose’ word gloss=‘chose’ OSHB JER 33:24 word 11

OET-LV: 24 Am_not have _you _seen what the_people the_this have _they _said to_say the _two _of the_clans which he _chose YHWH (is)_in_them and_he_has _rejected _them and_DOM people _of_my they_spurn from_being again a _nation before_them. (JER_33:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙ (JER 33:24)

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Hebrew wordlink #341261

Hebrew words (31) other than בָּחֳרִי (Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct Morphology=Sp1cs PoS=pronominal_suffix Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘chose’

Hebrew words (31) other than בָּחֳרִי (Morphology=Vqc PoS=qal_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Morphology=Sp1cs PoS=pronominal_suffix Person=first Gender=common Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘chose’