What does מִבְחָר mean in the Bible?
e. best".
Hebrew · H4005
מִבְחָר
Select , i.e. best
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מִבְחָרH4005
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 Itthe choicest3×Jeremiah 22:7, Ezekiel 24:5, Ezekiel 31:16
the finest2×Exodus 15:4, Isaiah 37:24
even their best1×Daniel 11:15
in the finest1×Genesis 23:6
it with choice1×Ezekiel 24:4
the best1×Jeremiah 48:15
the choice1×Deuteronomy 12:11
the elite1×Ezekiel 23:7
Your choicest1×Isaiah 22:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 23:6בְּמִבְחַ֣רtoin the finestPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructExodus 15:4וּמִבְחַ֥רtothe finestConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 12:11מִבְחַ֣רtothe choiceNoun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 22:7מִבְחַר־toYour choicestNoun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 37:24מִבְחַ֣רtothe finestNoun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 22:7מִבְחַ֣רtothe choicestNoun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 48:15וּמִבְחַ֥רtothe bestConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 23:7מִבְחַ֥רtothe eliteNoun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 24:4מִבְחַ֥רtoit with choiceNoun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 24:5מִבְחַ֤רtothe choicestNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 23:6
Aligned rows12
Books represented7
Genesis1Exodus1Deuteronomy1Isaiah2Jeremiah2Ezekiel4Daniel1
Source forms
מִבְחַ֣ר3xmiḇ·ḥarDeuteronomy 12:11, Isaiah 37:24, Jeremiah 22:7
מִבְחַ֥ר3xmiḇ·ḥarEzekiel 23:7, Ezekiel 24:4, Ezekiel 31:16
וּמִבְחַ֥ר2xū·miḇ·ḥarExodus 15:4, Jeremiah 48:15
בְּמִבְחַ֣ר1xbə·miḇ·ḥarGenesis 23:6
מִבְחַ֤ר1xmiḇ·ḥarEzekiel 24:5
מִבְחַר־1xmiḇ·ḥar-Isaiah 22:7
מִבְחָרָ֔יו1xmiḇ·ḥā·rāwDaniel 11:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct8xDeuteronomy 12:11, Isaiah 22:7, Isaiah 37:24, Jeremiah 22:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2xExodus 15:4, Jeremiah 48:15
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xDaniel 11:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xGenesis 23:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. select , i.e. best
Source Gloss
select , i.e. best
Extended definitionSource: 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: