מִבְחָרmibchâr
choicest, best (Ezekiel 24:5; Deuteronomy 12:11; Daniel 11:15; Isaiah 22:7; Isaiah 37:24)
Pronunciation: mib-khawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4005
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 23:6 “Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way.”
- Exodus 15:4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army he has hurled into the sea. The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 you must bring everything I command you—your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow—to the designated place of worship, the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored.
- Isaiah 22:7 Chariots fill your beautiful valleys, and charioteers storm your gates.
- Isaiah 37:24 By your messengers you have defied the Lord. You have said, ‘With my many chariots I have conquered the highest mountains— yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypress trees. I have reached its farthest heights and explored its deepest forests.
- Jeremiah 22:7 I will call for wreckers, who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. They will tear out all your fine cedar beams and throw them on the fire.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).