Words the Bible translates as choice
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- baḥarבָּחַרto choose: to pick out one person, place, or thing from others because it is wanted or preferred
- eklektosἐκλεκτόςchosen: singled out and picked from among others, above all those God has selected as his own
- mivḥarמִבְחָרthe pick of a group: the finest one, or ones, singled out of a larger set
- eklogēἐκλογήa choosing: the act of picking someone out for a purpose, used in the New Testament of God choosing people for himself
- megedמֶגֶדthe choicest yield: the best of what the sky, the soil, or a season brings forth
- patbagפַּת־בָּגthe king's ration: the daily allotment of fine food and wine handed out from the royal table
- barבַּרsifted clean: someone or something so refined of all that does not belong that it stands out as pure, sincere, choice, or shining
- mivḥorמִבְחוֹרchoicenot studied yet
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