Given name
Ibhar
“[whom] he elects”
Ibhar is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיבחר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ibhar means “[whom] he elects.”
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Where it comes from
Ibhar is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb bahar (בחר), “to select by preference.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ibhar appears in 2 Samuel 5:15.
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Ibhar’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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