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Hebrew wordlink #344059

OSHB Eze 24:4 מִבְחַר (miⱱḩar) Strongs=4005 Lemma=‘מִבְחָר’
contextual word gloss=‘[the]_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choice_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct

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Other uses (7) of identical word form מִבְחַר (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִבְחַר’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_choicest_of’, ‘[were]_the_choicest_of’, ‘the_choicest_of’.

DEU 12:11 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choice_of’ OSHB DEU 12:11 word 25

OET-LV: 11 And_it _was the_place which he _will _choose YHWH god _of_your(pl) in/on/over_him/it to_cause _to _dwell his/its_name there to_there you(pl)_will _bring DOM all _of that I am_commanding you(pl) offerings _of_your(pl)_burnt and_your(pl)_of_sacrifices tithes _of_your(pl) and_the _contribution _of your _hand _of_of and_all/each/any/every the _choicest _of your(pl)_votive _offerings _of_of which you(pl)_will _vow to/for_YHWH. (DEU_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then your god Yahweh will choose one place to attach his name to, and that’s where you’ll all bring everything that I tell you to: your animal sacrifices and offerings, as well as the tenth of your produce and animals, special contributions, and sacrifices for promises made to Yahweh. (DEU 12:11)

ISA 22:7 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choicest_of’ OSHB ISA 22:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And_he/it _was the _choicest _of your(pl)_valleys _of_of they _were _full chariotry and_the_horsemen powerfully _(take _a _stand) they _took _a _stand to_the_gate. (ISA_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 22:7)

ISA 37:24 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choicest_of’ OSHB ISA 37:24 word 17

OET-LV: 24 By_the _hand _of your_servants you _have _taunted my_master and_she/it _said with_the _abundance _of my _chariotry _of_of I I _have _gone _up the_height[s]_of mountains the _remotest _parts _of Ləⱱānōn and_I _have _cut _down the _height _of its _cedars _of_of the _choicest _of its _pines _of_of and_I _have _gone the _height _of its _end _of_of the _forest _of its _plantation _of_of. (ISA_37:24)

OET-RV: 24 ◙ (ISA 37:24)

JER 22:7 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choicest_of’ OSHB JER 22:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 And_I _will _consecrate on_you destroyers everyone and_his _of_weapons and_they _will _cut _down the _choicest _of your(pl)_cedars _of_of and_they _will _throw_them on the_fire. (JER_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (JER 22:7)

EZE 23:7 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choicest_of’ OSHB EZE 23:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 And_she/it _gave prostitution(s)_of_her to_them were_the _choicest _of the _sons _of ʼAshshūr of _them _of_all and_by_all those_whom she _lusted _after in_all idols _of_their she _made _herself _unclean. (EZE_23:7)

OET-RV: 7 and she gave them sexual favours. They were all the best of Assyria’s men, and she defiled herself with everyone she lusted for, and with all their idols. (EZE 23:7)

EZE 24:5 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choicest_of’ OSHB EZE 24:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 The _choicest _of the _flock take and_also pile _up the_bones under_it make _boil boilings _of_its also they _have _cooked bones _of_its in_the _midst _of_of _it. (EZE_24:5)

OET-RV: 5 Yes, take the best one from the flock
⇔ and pile up the fuel underneath it—
⇔ keeping it boiling to make sure the bones in it cook well. (EZE 24:5)

EZE 31:16 contextual word gloss=‘the_choicest_of’ word gloss=‘choice_of’ OSHB EZE 31:16 word 17

OET-LV: 16 From_the _sound _of its _downfall _of_of I _caused _to _tremble nations when_I_brought _down DOM_him/it Shəʼōl_to with those _who_go _down _of the_pit and_they _were _comforted in_land lowest all _of the _trees _of ˊĒden the _choicest _of and_good of _Ləⱱānōn all _of drinkers _of water. (EZE_31:16)

OET-RV: 16 I brought shuddering to the nations at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to the place of the dead, along with those who went down into the pit. So I comforted all the trees from Eden in the lowest parts of the earth. Those had been the choicest and best trees from Lebanon—the trees that drank the waters. (EZE 31:16)