בָחַ֣רְתִּֽי
𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕𐤉
vachareti
I chose
a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
2 Chronicles 6:5 · Word #10
Lexicon H977
| Lemma | בָּחַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤇𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bâchar |
| Strong's | H977 |
| In-context | I chose |
Morphology HVqp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H977-25
I selected
| Morphological Notes | Verb in the Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 1st person common singular. Active voice, simple stem, indicating the speaker performed the act of selecting. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בחר carries the sense of examining or testing in order to select. Rendering it as "I selected" preserves this evaluative nuance rather than a mere arbitrary choice. The Qal perfect 1st common singular form (HVqp1cs) is reflected by the simple past, first-person singular English form "I selected." |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בחר (to test, examine, select, choose, prefer)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H977-01 |
bachar | he has chosen |
H977-02 |
bachareta | you have selected |
H977-03 |
bachareti | I have selected |
Word Usage (170 occurrences of H977)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:2 | בָּחָֽרוּ | bacharu | they chose |
| Genesis 13:11 | וַ/יִּבְחַר | vayivechar | and chose |
| Exodus 14:7 | בָּח֔וּר | bachur | chosen |