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Strong's H4005 מִבְחָר (mibchar)

Mibchar means “chosen” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4005 — pentekoste (“Pentecost”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4005
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 7

Strong's H4005 Quick Answer

Strong's H4005 מִבחָר (mibchar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mibchar (mib-khawr') n-m. 1. select, i.e. best [from H977] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include choice, chosen, and best. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mibchar (mib-khawr') n-m. 1. select, i.e. best [from H977]
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
choice, chosen, and best

Meaning and Definition

mibchar (mib-khawr') n-m. 1. select, i.e. best [from H977] KJV: choice(-st), chosen. Root(s): H977

Original Word
מִבחָר
Transliteration
mibchar
Derivation
Root: בחר First root strongs: 977
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4005. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4005 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mibchar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

choice Deuteronomy 12:11 chosen Exodus 15:4 best Ezekiel 31:16

How Strong's H4005 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4005 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4005 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 23:6 KJV

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

Exodus 15:4 KJV

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

Deuteronomy 12:11 KJV

Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4005.

Genesis 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Exodus 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Deuteronomy 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
Isaiah 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
Isaiah 37:24 Old Testament, KJV
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Jeremiah 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
Jeremiah 48:15 Old Testament, KJV
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Ezekiel 23:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
Ezekiel 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Ezekiel 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
Ezekiel 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Daniel 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4005, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4005 FAQ

What does mibchar (מִבְחָר) mean?

Mibchar (Strong's H4005) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chosen". mibchar (mib-khawr') n-m. 1. select, i.e. best [from H977]

How many times is mibchar (מִבְחָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4005 across 7 books.

Where can I study mibchar (מִבְחָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4005 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mibchar (מִבְחָר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as choice, chosen, and best. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.