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H4005 H4005
Prep-b | N-msc  |  13× in 1 sense
The choicest, the best — the finest selection from a group, the pick of the lot
A masculine noun in construct that marks out the superlative specimen within any class. It never appears in absolute form, always pointing to 'the choicest of' something — whether offerings and vows brought to God's chosen place (Deut 12:11), the elite captains drowned in the Sea (Exod 15:4), or the most honored sepulchres offered to Abraham (Gen 23:6). Isaiah deploys it for the finest valleys and loftiest cedars (Isa 22:7; 37:24), while Ezekiel selects 'the choicest of the flock' for a grim siege-pot allegory (Ezek 24:4–5). Daniel closes the biblical usage with 'his choice troops' (Dan 11:15), soldiers handpicked for their quality.

Senses
1. choicest, best The superlative, finest selection from a category — always in construct or with suffixes, never absolute. Applied to human excellence (Exod 15:4 'choice captains'; Dan 11:15 'choice troops'), material quality (Isa 37:24 'choicest cedars'; Jer 22:7 'choice cedars'; Ezek 24:4–5 'choice of the flock'), topographic splendor (Isa 22:7 'choicest valleys'), social honor (Gen 23:6 'choicest sepulchres'), and sacred devotion (Deut 12:11 'choicest vows'). Spanish 'lo mejor de' and German renderings confirm the superlative force across all target languages. 13×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["أَفْضَلُ","أَفْضَلُ-","فِي-أَفْضَلِ","مُخْتَارَ","مُخْتَارِ","مُخْتَارِيهِ","وَ-خِيرَةُ","وَمُخْتَارُ"]·ben["উত্তমতমতে","এবং-নির্বাচিত","এবং-শ্রেষ্ঠ","তার-বাছাই-করা","বাছাই","শ্রেষ্ঠ","শ্রেষ্ঠ-","সেরা"]·DE["[ומבחר]","[מבחר]","[מבחריו]","choice-von","im-besten","und-choice-von"]·EN["and-choice-of","choice-of","choice-of-","choicest-of-","his-choice-ones","in-the-choicest-of","the-choicest"]·FR["[ומבחר]","[מבחר]","choice-de","choix","dans-le-choicest-de","et-choice-de"]·heb["ב-מבחר","ו-מבחר","מבחור","מבחר","מבחריו"]·HI["उत्तम","उसके-चुने-हुए","और-चुने-हुए","चुनिंदा-में","चुनींदा","चुने-हुए","श्रेष्ठ","श्रेष्ठ-"]·ID["dan-pilihan","dan-yang-terpilih-dari","di-yang-terpilih","pilihan","pilihan-","pilihannya","pohon-cemara","yang-pilihan","yang-terpilih"]·IT["[ומבחר]","[מבחר]","choice-di","e-choice-di","il-migliore","in-il-choicest-di","migliore"]·jav["Pilihan","aras-ipun","ing-pilihan","ingkang-pilihan","lan-pilihan","lembah-pilihan-","pilihan","pilihan-ipun"]·KO["가장-좋은","그리고-뽑힌","그리고-선택된-자들이","그의-선택된-자들의","선택된","선택된-것을","선택된-것의","선택된-자들의","에-가장-좋은","의-뛰어난-것을","좋은-","최상과-","최상의-것을"]·PT["Escolhidos-de","No-melhor-de","e-escolha-de","e-melhores-de","escolha-de","escolha-de-","escolhido","escolhido-de-","escolhidos-de","melhor-"]·RU["в-лучшей-из","и-лучшие","и-отборные","избранное","лучшее","лучшие-","на-них","отборные","отборными","отборных","отборных-его"]·ES["Lo-mejor-de","en-lo-mejor-de","escogidos-suyos","lo-escogido","lo-escogido-de","lo-mejor","lo-mejor-de","lo-mejor-de-","y-escogidos-de-","y-lo-mejor-de"]·SW["bora","bora-ya","chaguo-bora-la","kwa-kile","mabonde-yako-bora","na-bora-wa","na-waliochaguliwa","wake-teule","wateule-wa"]·TR["secilmisi-","seckinini","seçkini","seçkinini","seçkinleri","seçkinlerini","seçkinlerinin","seçmelerini-","seçmesi-için","seçmesini","ve-seçkinleri","ve-seçmesi"]·urd["اور-بہترین","اور-چنے-ہوئے","اُس-کے-چُنیدہ","بہترین","بہترین-میں","عمدہ","چنیدہ","چُنے-ہوئے"]

Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [מִבְחָר] n.[m.] (f. Ez 24:5) choicest, best, cstr. מִבְחַר Dt 12:11 + 10 times; sf. מִבְחָרָיו Dn 11:15; vows Dt 12:11; valleys Is 22:7; fir trees Is 37:24; cedars Je 22:7; bones Ez 24:4; sepulchres Gn 23:6 (P); of the flock Ez 24:5; of the Assyrians Ez 23:7; captains Ex 15:4 (E poet.); young men Je 48:15; מבחר וטוב לבנון Ez 31:16 (del. וטוב 𝔊 Co); עַם מִבְחָרָיו Dn 11:15 = his choice troops.