HebrewH2984Proper Noun (Masculine)
יִבְחָר
yiv.char
“Ibhar”
3Occurrences
H2984Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jibchar, an Israelite
from H977 (בָּחַר); choice;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: David (H1732); brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Ibhar = "Jehovah chooses" one of the sons of David, born in Jerusalem
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יִבְחָר appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 14:5BSB
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
1 Chronicles 3:6BSB
David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
2 Samuel 5:15BSB
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
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