4005. mibchar

Strong's Lexicon

mibchar: Choice, best, select

Original Word: מִבְחָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mibchar
Pronunciation: MIB-khar
Phonetic Spelling: (mib-khawr')
Definition: Choice, best, select
Meaning: select, best

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "mibchar" is ἐκλεκτός (eklektos), meaning "chosen" or "elect."

Usage: The Hebrew word "mibchar" refers to something that is chosen or selected for its superior quality. It is often used to describe the best or most excellent of a group, whether it be people, animals, or objects. The term conveys a sense of preference and distinction, highlighting the value and desirability of the chosen item.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of choosing the best was significant in various aspects of life, including religious offerings, leadership, and warfare. The Israelites were instructed to offer the best of their flocks and produce to God, reflecting the importance of giving God the first and finest. This practice underscored the value placed on quality and dedication in worship and service.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from bachar
Definition
choicest, best
NASB Translation
choice (1), choice men (1), choicest (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מִבְחָר] noun [masculine] (feminine Ezekiel 24:5) choicest, best, construct מִבְחַר Deuteronomy 12:11 10t.; suffix מִבְחָרָיו Daniel 11:15; vows Deuteronomy 12:11; valleys Isaiah 22:7; fir trees Isaiah 37:24; cedars Jeremiah 22:7; bones Ezekiel 24:4; sepulchres Genesis 23:6 (P); of the flock Ezekiel 24:5; of the Assyrians Ezekiel 23:7; captains Exodus 15:4 (E poetry); young men Jeremiah 48:15; מבחר וטוב לבנון Ezekiel 31:16 (strike out וטוב ᵐ5 Co); עַם מִבְחָרָיו Daniel 11:15 = his choice troops.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

choicest, chosen

From bachar; select, i.e. Best -- choice(-st), chosen.

see HEBREW bachar

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמִבְחַ֣ר במבחר וּמִבְחַ֥ר ומבחר מִבְח֣וֹר מִבְחַ֣ר מִבְחַ֤ר מִבְחַ֥ר מִבְחַר־ מִבְחָרָ֔יו מבחור מבחר מבחר־ מבחריו bə·miḇ·ḥar bəmiḇḥar bemivChar miḇ·ḥā·rāw miḇ·ḥar miḇ·ḥar- miḇ·ḥō·wr miḇḥar miḇḥar- miḇḥārāw miḇḥōwr mivChar mivchaRav mivChor ū·miḇ·ḥar ūmiḇḥar umivChar

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 23:6
HEB: אַתָּה֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ בְּמִבְחַ֣ר קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ קְבֹ֖ר
NAS: your dead in the choicest of our graves;
KJV: among us: in the choice of our sepulchres
INT: you among the choicest of our graves bury

Exodus 15:4
HEB: יָרָ֣ה בַיָּ֑ם וּמִבְחַ֥ר שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו טֻבְּע֥וּ
NAS: into the sea; And the choicest of his officers
KJV: into the sea: his chosen captains
INT: has cast the sea and the choicest of his officers are drowned

Deuteronomy 12:11
HEB: יֶדְכֶ֔ם וְכֹל֙ מִבְחַ֣ר נִדְרֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
KJV: of your hand, and all your choice vows
INT: of your hand and all your choice votive which

2 Kings 19:23
HEB: קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְח֣וֹר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֙וֹאָה֙
INT: tall cedars choice cypresses entered

Isaiah 22:7
HEB: וַיְהִ֥י מִבְחַר־ עֲמָקַ֖יִךְ מָ֣לְאוּ
NAS: Then your choicest valleys were full
KJV: And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys
INT: Then your choicest valleys were full

Isaiah 37:24
HEB: קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙
KJV: cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees
INT: tall cedars thereof the choice cypresses will go

Jeremiah 22:7
HEB: וְכֵלָ֑יו וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ מִבְחַ֣ר אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ
NAS: And they will cut down your choicest cedars
KJV: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars,
INT: his weapons will cut your choicest cedars and throw

Jeremiah 48:15
HEB: וְעָרֶ֣יהָ עָלָ֔ה וּמִבְחַ֥ר בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו יָרְד֣וּ
NAS: up to his cities; His choicest young men
KJV: [out of] her cities, and his chosen young men
INT: to his cities have gone his choicest young gone

Ezekiel 23:7
HEB: תַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבְחַ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־ אַשּׁ֖וּר
NAS: on them, all of whom [were] the choicest men
KJV: her whoredoms with them, with all them [that were] the chosen men
INT: her harlotries them the choicest men of Assyria

Ezekiel 24:4
HEB: יָרֵ֣ךְ וְכָתֵ֑ף מִבְחַ֥ר עֲצָמִ֖ים מַלֵּֽא׃
NAS: Fill [it] with choice bones.
KJV: fill [it] with the choice bones.
INT: the thigh and the shoulder choice bones Fill

Ezekiel 24:5
HEB: מִבְחַ֤ר הַצֹּאן֙ לָק֔וֹחַ
NAS: Take the choicest of the flock,
KJV: Take the choice of the flock, and burn
INT: the choicest of the flock Take

Ezekiel 31:16
HEB: עֲצֵי־ עֵ֔דֶן מִבְחַ֥ר וְטוֹב־ לְבָנ֖וֹן
NAS: of Eden, the choicest and best
KJV: of Eden, the choice and best
INT: trees of Eden the choicest and best of Lebanon

Daniel 11:15
HEB: יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וְעַם֙ מִבְחָרָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ
NAS: will not stand [their ground], not even their choicest troops,
KJV: shall not withstand, neither his chosen people,
INT: stand troops their choicest there strength

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4005
13 Occurrences

bə·miḇ·ḥar — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ḥar — 8 Occ.
miḇ·ḥā·rāw — 1 Occ.
miḇ·ḥō·wr — 1 Occ.
ū·miḇ·ḥar — 2 Occ.