2 Samuel 16:18:72 Sam.16.18.W7TAB
בָּחַ֧ר
bakhar
“has chosen”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHAR
- Extended
- baa-KHAHR
- IPA
- /baːˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- has chosen
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 a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL lo LO e-HE-ye ve-i-TO e-SHEV
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer} ‘whom’ specifies the object of loyalty, followed by the perfect bāḥar {בָּחַ֧ר | bāḥar} ‘has chosen’, attributing completed selection to YHWH and the gathered community.
Root and etymology
ב–ח–ר
“to choose, select”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:18
And Hushai said to Absalom, “Not so; but I will be for the one whom the LORD , this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, and I will remain with him .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 16:18, so the Hebrew word בָּחַ֧ר (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 2 Sam.16.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.18.W7.S1) and character.