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bāḥīr בָּחִיר ‘chosen’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from bāḥar בָּחַר ‘to choose’
Roots: בחר

bāḥīr n, m
1) chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God)

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:6 Isaiah 65:15, 65:22, 42:1, 43:20, 45:4, 65:9 Psalms 105:6, 106:23, 105:43, 89:4, 106:5 1 Chronicles 16:13

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