בָּחַר

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Translated as

chosen (73), choose (43), chose (21), choice (6), out (5), chooseth (2), choosest (2), appoint (1), require (1), men (1), rather (1), acceptable (1), excellent (1)

Where it appears

Found in 151 verses

Genesis

13:11

Exodus

14:7, 17:9, 18:25

Numbers

16:5, 16:7, 17:5

Deuteronomy

4:37, 7:6, 7:7, 10:15, 12:5, 12:11, 12:14, 12:18, 12:21, 14:2, 14:23, 14:24, 15:20, 16:2, 16:6, 16:7, 16:11, 16:15, 16:16, 17:10 + 7 more

Joshua

8:3, 24:15, 24:22

Judges

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

1 Samuel

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

2 Samuel

6:1, 6:21, 10:9, 15:15, 16:18, 17:1, 19:38, 24:12

1 Kings

3:8, 8:16, 8:44, 8:48, 11:13, 11:32, 11:34, 11:36, 12:21, 14:21, 18:23, 18:25

2 Kings

21:7, 23:27

1 Chronicles

15:2, 19:10, 21:10, 28:4, 28:5, 28:6, 28:10, 29:1

2 Chronicles

6:5, 6:6, 6:34, 6:38, 7:12, 7:16, 11:1, 12:13, 13:3, 13:17, 25:5, 29:11, 33:7

Nehemiah

1:9, 9:7

Job

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

Psalms

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

Proverbs

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

Ecclesiastes

9:4

Song of Solomon

5:15

Isaiah

7:15, 7:16, 14:1, 40:20, 41:8, 41:9, 43:10, 48:10, 56:4, 58:5, 58:6, 65:12, 66:3, 66:4

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

20:5

Haggai

2:23

Zechariah

1:17, 2:12, 3:2