2633. chosen
Strong's Lexicon
bachir: Chosen, elect

Original Word: בָּחִיר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chosen
Pronunciation: baw-kheer'
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-sen)
Definition: Chosen, elect
Meaning: wealth

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּחַר (bachar), meaning "to choose" or "to select."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Deuteronomy 7:6 (BSB): "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession, above all the peoples on the face of the earth."

- Isaiah 42:1 (BSB): "Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations."

- Psalm 105:43 (BSB): "He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries:

- 1588 (ἐκλεκτός, eklektos): Meaning "chosen" or "elect," used in the New Testament to describe those selected by God, including Jesus as the chosen servant and believers as the elect.

Usage: The term "bachir" is used to describe someone or something that has been selected or chosen, often by God, for a specific purpose or role.

Cultural and Historical Background: It conveys the idea of being set apart or distinguished from others due to divine selection. This concept is central to the understanding of Israel as God's chosen people and extends to individuals who are selected for particular tasks or roles within God's plan.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
wealth, treasure
NASB Translation
riches (1), treasure (1), wealth (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֹ֫סֶן noun masculineProverbs 15:6 wealth, treasure (on relation to √ meaning compare חַיִל) — ׳ח absolute Proverbs 15:6 2t.; construct Isaiah 33:6; Jeremiah 20:5; — wealth, treasure, of individuals Proverbs 15:6 (רַב ׳ח, opposed to נֶעְכָּ֑רֶת), Proverbs 27:24 ("" נֵזֶר), Ezekiel 22:25 ("" יְקָר); of city הָעִיר הַזּאֹת ׳ח Jeremiah 20:5 ("" יְגִיעַ, יְקָר, אוֺצָרוֺת); in transf. sense יְשׁוּעֹת ׳ח, wealth (or abundance VB) of salvations, הִיא אוֺצָרוֺ ׳חָכְמַת וָדָ֑עַת יִרְאַת י ׳יְשׁ ׳ח Isaiah 33:6 and stability of thy times shall be abundance of salvations (help, deliverances), etc.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
riches, strength, treasure

From chacan; wealth -- riches, strength, treasure.

see HEBREW chacan

Forms and Transliterations
חֹ֑סֶן חֹ֙סֶן֙ חֹ֣סֶן חֹ֤סֶן חֹ֥סֶן חסן Chosen ḥō·sen ḥōsen
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 15:6
HEB: בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק חֹ֣סֶן רָ֑ב וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת
NAS: Great wealth is [in] the house
KJV: [is] much treasure: but in the revenues
INT: is the house of the righteous wealth Great the income

Proverbs 27:24
HEB: לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־ נֵ֝֗זֶר
NAS: For riches are not forever, Nor
KJV: For riches [are] not for ever:
INT: are not forever riches Nor A crown

Isaiah 33:6
HEB: אֱמוּנַ֣ת עִתֶּ֔יךָ חֹ֥סֶן יְשׁוּעֹ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת
NAS: of your times, A wealth of salvation,
KJV: of thy times, [and] strength of salvation:
INT: will be the stability of your times A wealth of salvation wisdom

Jeremiah 20:5
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ חֹ֙סֶן֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את
NAS: over all the wealth of this
KJV: Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city,
INT: give all the wealth city likewise

Ezekiel 22:25
HEB: נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָכָ֗לוּ חֹ֤סֶן וִיקָר֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ
NAS: they have taken treasure and precious things;
KJV: they have taken the treasure and precious things;
INT: lives have devoured treasure and precious have taken

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Strong's Hebrew 2633
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