בָּחָֽרוּ

𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤅

bacharu

they chose

a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

H977

Genesis 6:2 · Word #15

Lexicon H977

Lemmaבָּחַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤇𐤓
Transliterationbâchar
Strong'sH977
In-contextthey chose

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H977-04

they tested and chose

Rootבחר (b-ḥ-r)
Core Meaningsto test, to examine, to select, to choose, to prefer
Semantic Rangeto choose, select, elect, prefer, appoint, decide upon, take pleasure in, prove by testing
Conceptual SignificanceThis root is central to biblical theology of election and covenant. It describes both human choosing and YHWH’s sovereign choice of individuals, leaders, and especially Israel, conveying the idea of deliberate, discerning selection grounded in purpose.
Morphological NotesQal stem. Attested here primarily as perfect 3rd person common plural (בָּחָרוּ, "they chose"), with some occurrences as imperative 2nd person masculine plural (בַּחֲרוּ, "choose!" addressed to males). The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of selecting or choosing.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root idea that choosing involves examination or testing before selection. The form is Qal perfect 3rd person common plural, reflected by "they," indicating a completed action performed by a plural subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בחר (to test, to examine, to select, to choose, to prefer)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H977-01 bachar he has chosen
H977-02 bachareta you have selected
H977-03 bachareti I have selected
H2750-01 bachori choosing-of
H977-05 bachur chosen young man
H970-01 bachurayv his chosen young men
H970-02 bachurey chosen young men of
H970-03 bachureykhem your chosen young men
H970-04 bachurim chosen young men
H977-06 bechar you have chosen
H977-07 becharetem you men have selected
H977-08 becharetikha I have selected you (masculine singular)
H972-01 bechirayv his select men
H977-09 bechurey selected men of
H977-10 evachar I will choose
H977-11 evechar I will select
H977-12 evecharah Let me select
H977-13 evecharehu I will choose him
H970-05 habachurim the chosen young men
H977-14 habocher the chooser
H4005-01 mivechar choice-portion of
H977-15 nivechar the chosen one
H977-16 nivecharah let us choose
H977-17 tivechar you (masculine singular) shall choose
umivechar and choice-of
H977-18 uvachar and he chose
H977-19 uvachareta and you have selected
H977-20 uvachareti and I have selected
H977-21 uvacharu and they selected
H977-22 uvachor and choose!
uvachuray and my chosen young men
H977-23 vachar he has chosen
H977-24 vachareti I selected
H977-25 vacharu they selected
H970-06 vachur chosen one
H977-26 vaevechar and I chose
H977-27 vativechar and she chose
H977-28 vayivechar and he selected
H977-29 vayivecharekha and he selected you
H972-02 vechiray my chosen ones
H977-30 venivechar and he was chosen
H977-31 vetivechar and you will choose
H2984-01 veyivechar and He-Chooses
H977-32 veyivecharu and let them choose
H977-33 vocher one who selects
H977-34 yivechar he selects
H977-35 yvchr he will carefully select

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
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