Deuteronomy 14:2:8Deut.14.2.W8TAB
בָּחַ֣ר
bakhar
“he has chosen”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHAR
- Extended
- baa-KHAR
- IPA
- /baːˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The conjunction û-bəḵā {וּבְךָ | û-bə-ḵā} ‘and in you’ shifts focus to divine volition in bāḥar {בָּחַר | bāḥar} ‘chose’ (Qal perfect).
Root and etymology
“to choose”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 14:2, 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 Deut.14.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W8.S1) and character.