Judges 20:16:7Judg.20.16.W7TAB
בָּח֔וּר
bakhur
“chosen”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHUR
- Extended
- baa-KHOOR
- IPA
- /baːˈħuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHUR
- phraseyour reading level
ISH ba-KHUR
- clause
mi-KOL ha-AM ha-ZEH she-VA me-OT ISH ba-KHUR i-TER yad-ye-mi-NO
- sentence
mi-KOL ha-AM ha-ZEH she-VA me-OT ISH ba-KHUR i-TER yad-ye-mi-NO kal-ZEH ko-LE-a ba-E-ven el-ha-sa-a-RA ve-LO ya-kha-TI
Exegesis
The participial phrases ish ba·ḥōr {אִישׁ בָּחוּר | ʾîš bā-ḥûr} and iṭṭēr yad·ye·mīnô {אִטֵּר יַד־יְמִינ֑וֹ | ʾiṭ·ṭêr yad yə-mî-nō} describe men chosen for skill and handedness.
Root and etymology
ב־ח־ר
“to choose, select”
In context — Judges 20:16
From all these people there were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; each could sling a stone at a single hair and still not fail.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 20:16, so the Hebrew word בָּח֔וּר (bakhur) 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 Judg.20.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.16.W7.S1) and character.