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Jeremiah 8:3
“And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H977 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- נִבְחַ֥ר — verb Niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 170 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:2Genesis 13:11Exodus 14:7Exodus 17:9Exodus 18:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּחַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.