נבחר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר (b-kh-r)
8 terms

From the root ב־ח־ר (b-ḥ-r). The adjective and the noun follow from the verb.

Verb

נִבְחַר • (nivkhár) (nif'al construction, active counterpart בָּחַר)

  1. to be chosen, to be selected
  2. to be preferred
  3. to be appointed

Conjugation

Conjugation of נִבְחַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive להיבחר / לְהִבָּחֵר
action noun היבחרות / הִבָּחֲרוּת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נִבְחַרְתִּי נִבְחַרְנוּ
second נִבְחַרְתָּ נִבְחַרְתְּ נִבְחַרְתֶּם נִבְחַרְתֶּן
third נִבְחַר נִבְחֲרָה נִבְחֲרוּ
present נִבְחָר נִבְחֶרֶת נִבְחָרִים נִבְחָרוֹת
future first אֶבָּחֵר ניבחר / נִבָּחֵר
second תיבחר / תִּבָּחֵר תיבחרי / תִּבָּחֲרִי תיבחרו / תִּבָּחֲרוּ תיבחרנה / תִּבָּחֵרְנָה1
third ייבחר / יִבָּחֵר תיבחר / תִּבָּחֵר ייבחרו / יִבָּחֲרוּ תיבחרנה / תִּבָּחֵרְנָה1
imperative היבחר / הִבָּחֵר היבחרי / הִבָּחֲרִי היבחרו / הִבָּחֲרוּ היבחרנה / הִבָּחֵרְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Adjective

נִבְחָר • (nivkhár) (feminine נִבְחֶרֶת, masculine plural נִבְחָרִים, feminine plural נִבְחָרוֹת)

  1. chosen, elected
  2. (by extension) choice, top quality
  3. elect, incoming, designate: denoting a position to which someone has been elected, but which he or she has not yet assumed.
    ראש הממשלה הנבחר ― rósh hamemshalá hanivkhár ― the Prime Minister–elect

Noun

נִבְחָר • (nivkhár) m (plural indefinite נִבְחָרִים, plural construct נִבְחָרֵי־, feminine counterpart נִבְחֶרֶת)

  1. a representative, a chosen or elected person (one who speaks for another)

Derived terms

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