נבחר

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר (b-kh-r)

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
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
notes
  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)

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