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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
- 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 context — 1 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.