נבחר
Appearance
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
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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
[edit]נִבְחַר • (nivkhár) (nif'al construction, active counterpart בָּחַר)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of נִבְחַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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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 | |
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Adjective
[edit]נִבְחָר • (nivkhár) (feminine נִבְחֶרֶת, masculine plural נִבְחָרִים, feminine plural נִבְחָרוֹת)
- chosen, elected
- (by extension) choice, top quality
- 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
[edit]נִבְחָר • (nivkhár) m (plural indefinite נִבְחָרִים, plural construct נִבְחָרֵי־, feminine counterpart נִבְחֶרֶת)
- a representative, a chosen or elected person (one who speaks for another)
Derived terms
[edit]- בֵּית הַנִּבְחָרִים (bet hanivkharím)