Lexicon
מִבְחוֹר
miv.chor
H4004
H:N-M Hebrew

choice

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miv.chor describes a city singled out as choice among the cities to be struck.

The lone attested use designates a city as choice within the command to strike fortified and choice cities in 2 Kings 3:19.

Senses in use

  1. A city designated as choice · dominant

    In 2 Kings 3:19, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the phrase concerning "every fortified city and every choice city" that is to be struck. The APB renders the surrounding command in this way.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 3:19, the APB presents the relevant city as "every choice city." This rendering confirms the clause's overall contrast with fortified cities rather than isolating the term independently.

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