וּבָחַ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּבָחַ֥ר

   u-va-KHAR

   and he will choose
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבָחַ֥ר עוֹד֙

   u-va-KHAR OD

   and he will choose again
3. clause🔊 כִּי֩ יְרַחֵ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֗ב וּבָחַ֥ר עוֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם עַל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם

   KI ye-ra-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH ET-ya-a-KOV u-va-KHAR OD be-yis-ra-EL ve-hin-ni-KHAM al-ad-ma-TAM

   for he will have compassion the LORD {direct object} Jacob and he will choose again in Israel and he will set them, or give them rest on their land
4. sentence🔊 כִּי֩ יְרַחֵ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֗ב וּבָחַ֥ר עוֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם עַל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְנִלְוָ֤ה הַגֵּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנִסְפְּח֖וּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃

   KI ye-ra-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH ET-ya-a-KOV u-va-KHAR OD be-yis-ra-EL ve-hin-ni-KHAM al-ad-ma-TAM ve-nil-VA ha-GER a-le-HEM ve-nis-pe-KHU al-BET ya-a-KOV

   for he will have compassion the LORD {direct object} Jacob and he will choose again in Israel and he will set them, or give them rest on their land and he will be joined the sojourner to them, or upon them and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob

Exegesis

The Vav-consecutive Qal perfect uvachar {וּבָחַ֥ר | wə-ḇā-ḥar} ‘and He will choose’, together with the adverb od {עוֹד֙ | ʿōḏ} ‘again’, indicates renewed election.

Root and etymology

ב־ח־ר🔊 bet–chet–resh

“to choose”