Chosen
קָרִיאStrong’s H7148qari (qa-ri)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qari is the Hebrew word usually translated “called of”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:”
Meaning
- Called, summoned, called one
How it's translated
- called of 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 2
1 book in all.
Hebrew dictionary
קָרִיא qari · chosen
called, summoned, called one
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chosen” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHOSEN, participle passive
- Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; designated to office.
- Select; distinguished by preference; eminent.“His chosen captains are drowned in the sea” Exodus 15:4“Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood” 1 Peter 2:9
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.