1. chosen one, elect — An adjective/noun meaning 'chosen, elect,' used substantively to denote one selected by God for a special relationship or task. Occurs exclusively in theological contexts referring to God's chosen people or servant. Applied to David (Ps 89:3), to the Servant of the LORD (Isa 42:1, 43:20, 45:4), to Israel collectively (Isa 65:9, 15, 22; 1 Chr 16:13; Ps 105:6, 43; 106:5, 23), and to an individual chosen of the LORD (2 Sam 21:6). The various pronominal suffixes (my chosen one, his chosen ones, your chosen ones) and singular/plural distinctions are purely inflectional; all share the same core semantic: divine election. Glosses across languages uniformly convey 'chosen/elect': arb مُخْتَار, deu Erwählter, fra élu, spa escogido, hin चुना हुआ, kor 택한 자. 13×
AR["لِ-مُخْتَارِيَّ","لِمُخْتَارِي","مُختاريكَ","مُختاريهِ","مُختارُهُ","مُخْتَارِ","مُخْتَارِي","مُخْتَارِيهِ","مُخْتَارِيَّ"]·ben["-আমার-মনোনীত","আমার-মনোনীত","আমার-মনোনীতকে","আমার-মনোনীতদের-জন্য","আমার-মনোনীতরা","আমার-মনোনীতের-সাথে","তাঁর-মনোনীত","তাঁর-মনোনীতদের","তোমার-মনোনীতদের","মনোনীত","মনোনীতরা-তাঁর"]·DE["[בחיריו]","dein-Erwählter-Leute","erwaehlt-von","mein-Erwaehlter","mit-mein-Erwählter-einer","sein-Erwählter-Leute","sein-Erwählter-einer","zu-mein-Erwaehlter"]·EN["His-chosen-one","His-chosen-ones","My-chosen","My-chosen-one","My-chosen-ones","Your-chosen-ones","chosen-of","his-chosen-ones","to-My-chosen-ones","with-my-chosen-one"]·FR["[בחיריו]","choisi-de","dans-élu","mon-élu","à-mon-élu","à-élu"]·heb["בחיר","בחירו","בחירי","בחיריו","בחיריו-ו","בחיריך","ל-בחירי"]·HI["अपने-चुने-हुओं-को","उसका-चुना-हुआ","उसके-चुने-हुए","चुना-हुआ","चुना-हुआ-मेरा","चुने-हुए-मेरे","चुने-हुओं-मेरे-के-लिए","तेरे-चुने-हुओं-की","मेरे-चुने-हुए","मेरे-चुने-हुए-के-साथ"]·ID["bagi-orang-orang-pilihan-Ku","dengan-yang-Kupilih","orang-orang-pilihan-Ku","orang-orang-pilihan-Nya","pilihan","pilihan-Ku","pilihan-Mu","pilihan-Nya"]·IT["[בחיריו]","eletto","scelto-di"]·jav["dhateng-pilihan-Kawula","kaliyan-pilihan-Ku","para-pilihan-Panjenengan","para-pilihan-Panjenengané","pilihan-Ingsun","pilihan-Kawula","pilihan-Nipun","pilihan-Panjenenganipun","pinilih"]·KO["그-의-택한-자-가","그-의-택한-자들-아","그-의-택한-자들-을","나-의-택함-받은-자-에게","나의-택한-자","나의-택한-자를","나의-택함받은-자들에게","나의-택함받은-자들이","당신-의-택한-자들-의","선택된-자들-그-의","택함-받은-자"]·PT["Seu-escolhido","Seus-escolhidos","com-meu-escolhido","de-Teus-escolhidos","escolhido-de","escolhido-meu","escolhidos-meus","meu-escolhido","para-escolhidos-meus","seus-escolhidos"]·RU["избранник-Его","избранник-Мой","избранника","избранника-Моего","избранники-Его","избранников-Своих","избранников-Твоих","избранные-Его","избранные-Мои","избранным-Моим","с-избранным-Моим"]·ES["a-mis-escogidos","a-sus-escogidos","con-escogido-de-mí","elegido-de","escogidos-suyos","mi-escogido","mis-escogidos","su-escogido","sus-escogidos","tus-escogidos"]·SW["kwa-wateule-wangu","mteule-wa","mteule-wake","mteule-wangu","na-mteule-wangu","wateule-wake","wateule-wako","wateule-wangu"]·TR["secilmisim","secilmisime","secilmislerim","secilmislerim-icin","seçilmişi","seçilmişimle","seçilmişleri","seçilmişleri-Onun","seçilmişlerini","seçilmişlerinin"]·urd["اُس-کا-چُنا-ہوا","اُس-کے-چُنے-ہوئوں-کی","اُس-کے-چُنے-ہوئے","اپنے-چُنے-ہوئوں","تیرے-چُنے-ہوئوں-کی","لِ-میرے-برگزیدہ","میرا-چنا-ہوا","میرے-برگزیدوں-کو","میرے-برگزیدہ","میرے-چنے-ہوئے","چنے-ہوئے"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [בָּחִיר] n.m. chosen, cstr. בְּחִיר 2 S 21:6 (but We Dr בְּהַר י׳); sf. בְּחִירָיו 1 Ch 16:13 ψ 105:6; 89:4; 105:43; 106:5, 23 Is 42:1; 43:20; 45:4; 65:9, 15, 22 always the chosen or elect of Yahweh.