- Original: בּחיר - Transliteration: Bachiyr - Phonetic: baw-kheer' - Definition: 1. chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God) - Origin: from H977 - TWOT entry: 231c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H977 ; select: - choose chosen one elect. Total KJV Occurrences: 13 • choose, 1 2 Samuel 21:6 • chosen, 7 Psalm 89:3; Psalm 105:6; Psalm 105:43; Psalm 106:5; Psalm 106:23; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 65:15 • elect, 4 Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 45:4; Isaiah 65:9; Isaiah 65:22 • ones, 1 1 Chronicles 16:13