1 Chronicles 15:2:111 Chr.15.2.W11TAB

בָּחַ֣ר

bakhar

he chose

Transliteration
ba-KHAR
Extended
baa-KHAHR
IPA
/baːˈħar/

Meaning by language

English
he chose

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + חַ֣ר
ba + khar
bakhar

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-KHAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM

  4. sentence

    AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ signals divine rationale, with bam {בָּם | bām} ‘in them’ and bachar {בָּחַר | bāḥar} ‘he chose’ highlighting election.

In context1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David said, “The ark of God must not be carried by anyone except the Levites, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve Him forever.”

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 15:2, so the Hebrew word בָּחַ֣ר (bakhar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.2.W11.S1) and character.