נבחר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

נִבְחַר (nivkhár) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction, active counterpart בָּחַר)

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

Conjugation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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 הנבחרrósh hamemshalá hanivkhárthe Prime Minister–elect

Noun[edit]

נִבְחָר (nivkhárm (plural indefinite נִבְחָרִים, plural construct נִבְחָרֵי־, feminine counterpart נִבְחֶרֶת)

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

Derived terms[edit]