נבחר

נבחר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ח־ר‎ (b-ḥ-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		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
notes		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)