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Ibhar

יִבְחָרStrong’s H2984

yivchar (yiv-char)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yivchar is the Hebrew word usually translated “ibhar”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,”
2 Samuel 5:15 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.15
How it's translated
  • and ibhar 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • 2 Samuel 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

יִבְחָר yivchar · Ibhar

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.15; 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

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.