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Hebrew word study

בָּחַרbâchar — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

Pronounced “baw-khar'”

properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

Translated in the King James as: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Appears 172 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 6:2 Genesis 13:11

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 14:7 Exodus 17:9 Exodus 18:25

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 16:5 Numbers 16:7 Numbers 17:5

Deuteronomy — 31×

Deuteronomy 4:37 Deuteronomy 7:6 Deuteronomy 7:7 Deuteronomy 10:15 Deuteronomy 12:5 Deuteronomy 12:11 Deuteronomy 12:14 Deuteronomy 12:18 Deuteronomy 12:21 Deuteronomy 12:26 Deuteronomy 14:2 Deuteronomy 14:23 Deuteronomy 14:24 Deuteronomy 14:25 Deuteronomy 15:20 Deuteronomy 16:2 Deuteronomy 16:6 Deuteronomy 16:7 Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 16:15 Deuteronomy 16:16 Deuteronomy 17:8 Deuteronomy 17:10 Deuteronomy 17:15 Deuteronomy 18:5+ 6 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 4×

Joshua 8:3 Joshua 9:27 Joshua 24:15 Joshua 24:22

Judges — 5×

Judges 5:8 Judges 10:14 Judges 20:15 Judges 20:16 Judges 20:34

1 Samuel — 12×

1 Sam 2:28 1 Sam 8:18 1 Sam 10:24 1 Sam 12:13 1 Sam 13:2 1 Sam 16:8 1 Sam 16:9 1 Sam 16:10 1 Sam 17:40 1 Sam 20:30 1 Sam 24:2 1 Sam 26:2

2 Samuel — 9×

2 Sam 6:1 2 Sam 6:21 2 Sam 10:9 2 Sam 15:15 2 Sam 16:18 2 Sam 17:1 2 Sam 19:38 2 Sam 24:12+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 13×

1 Ki 3:8 1 Ki 8:16 1 Ki 8:44 1 Ki 8:48 1 Ki 11:13 1 Ki 11:32 1 Ki 11:34 1 Ki 11:36 1 Ki 12:21 1 Ki 14:21 1 Ki 18:23 1 Ki 18:25+ 1 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 21:7 2 Ki 23:27

1 Chronicles — 10×

1 Chr 15:2 1 Chr 19:10 1 Chr 21:10 1 Chr 28:4 1 Chr 28:5 1 Chr 28:6 1 Chr 28:10 1 Chr 29:1+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 16×

2 Chr 6:5 2 Chr 6:6 2 Chr 6:34 2 Chr 6:38 2 Chr 7:12 2 Chr 7:16 2 Chr 11:1 2 Chr 12:13 2 Chr 13:3 2 Chr 13:17 2 Chr 25:5 2 Chr 29:11 2 Chr 33:7+ 3 more in 2 Chronicles

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 1:9 Nehemiah 9:7

Job — 7×

Job 7:15 Job 9:14 Job 15:5 Job 29:25 Job 34:4 Job 34:33 Job 36:21

Psalms — 14×

Psalms 25:12 Psalms 33:12 Psalms 47:4 Psalms 65:4 Psalms 78:67 Psalms 78:68 Psalms 78:70 Psalms 84:10 Psalms 89:19 Psalms 105:26 Psalms 119:30 Psalms 119:173 Psalms 132:13 Psalms 135:4

Proverbs — 8×

Proverbs 1:29 Proverbs 3:31 Proverbs 8:10 Proverbs 8:19 Proverbs 10:20 Proverbs 16:16 Proverbs 21:3 Proverbs 22:1

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Song of Solomon — 1×

Isaiah — 20×

Isaiah 1:29 Isaiah 7:15 Isaiah 7:16 Isaiah 14:1 Isaiah 40:20 Isaiah 41:8 Isaiah 41:9 Isaiah 41:24 Isaiah 43:10 Isaiah 44:1 Isaiah 44:2 Isaiah 48:10 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 56:4 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 58:6 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 66:3 Isaiah 66:4+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 8:3 Jeremiah 33:24 Jeremiah 49:19 Jeremiah 50:44

Ezekiel — 1×

Haggai — 1×

Zechariah — 3×

Zech 1:17 Zech 2:12 Zech 3:2

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