Bâchîyr — H972

Definition

masculine noun

select

1. chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)

Usually translated as

elect, choose, chosen one

Origin

from H977

• Derived from Bâchar (H977)

Occurrences

Bâchîyr occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Psalms (5), Isaiah (6)

• 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 (בְּחִ֣יר). And the king said, I will give them.
• 1 Chronicles 16:13 — O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones (בְּחִירָֽיו).
• Psalms 89:3 — I have made a covenant with my chosen (לִבְחִירִ֑י), I have sworn unto David my servant,
• Psalms 105:6 — O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen (בְּחִירָֽיו).
• Psalms 105:43 — And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen (בְּחִירָֽיו) with gladness:
• Psalms 106:5 — That I may see the good of thy chosen (בְּחִירֶ֗יךָ), 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 (בְחִיר֗וֹ) 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 (בְּחִירִ֖י), 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 people, my chosen (בְחִירִֽי).
• Isaiah 45:4 — For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect (בְּחִירִ֑י), 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 (בְחִירַ֔י) shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• Isaiah 65:15 — And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen (לִבְחִירַ֔י): 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 (בְחִירָֽי) shall long enjoy the work of their hands.