What does מִבְחָר mean in the Bible?
e. best".
Hebrew · H4005
מִבְחָר
Select , i.e. best
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מִבְחָר H4005
What does מִבְחָר mean in the Bible?
מִבְחָר is a Hebrew word meaning "select , i.e. best".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4005?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the choicest (3), the finest (2), even their best (1), in the finest (1), it with choice (1).
Where does מִבְחָר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 23:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Daniel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the choicest 3× Jeremiah 22:7, Ezekiel 24:5, Ezekiel 31:16
the finest 2× Exodus 15:4, Isaiah 37:24
even their best 1× Daniel 11:15
in the finest 1× Genesis 23:6
it with choice 1× Ezekiel 24:4
the best 1× Jeremiah 48:15
the choice 1× Deuteronomy 12:11
the elite 1× Ezekiel 23:7
Your choicest 1× Isaiah 22:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 23:6 בְּמִבְחַ֣ר to in the finest Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 15:4 וּמִבְחַ֥ר to the finest Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 12:11 מִבְחַ֣ר to the choice Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 22:7 מִבְחַר־ to Your choicest Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 37:24 מִבְחַ֣ר to the finest Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 22:7 מִבְחַ֣ר to the choicest Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 48:15 וּמִבְחַ֥ר to the best Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 23:7 מִבְחַ֥ר to the elite Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 24:4 מִבְחַ֥ר to it with choice Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 24:5 מִבְחַ֤ר to the choicest Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 23:6
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1
Source forms
מִבְחַ֣ר 3x miḇ·ḥar Deuteronomy 12:11, Isaiah 37:24, Jeremiah 22:7
מִבְחַ֥ר 3x miḇ·ḥar Ezekiel 23:7, Ezekiel 24:4, Ezekiel 31:16
וּמִבְחַ֥ר 2x ū·miḇ·ḥar Exodus 15:4, Jeremiah 48:15
בְּמִבְחַ֣ר 1x bə·miḇ·ḥar Genesis 23:6
מִבְחַ֤ר 1x miḇ·ḥar Ezekiel 24:5
מִבְחַר־ 1x miḇ·ḥar- Isaiah 22:7
מִבְחָרָ֔יו 1x miḇ·ḥā·rāw Daniel 11:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Deuteronomy 12:11, Isaiah 22:7, Isaiah 37:24, Jeremiah 22:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 15:4, Jeremiah 48:15
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 11:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 23:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. select , i.e. best
Source Gloss
select , i.e. best
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
select, i.e. best BDB: choicest Usage: choice(-st), chosen.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִבְחָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain