בחר

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ב־ח־ר‎

From the root ב־ח־ר‎ (b-ḥ-r), in the pa`al conjugation.

Pronunciation

Verb

בָּחַר • (bakhár) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְחַר‎)

  1. to choose, to opt, to select.
  2. to prefer
  3. to appoint

Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּחַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּחַרְתִּי‎בָּחַרְנוּ‎
second בָּחַרְתָּ‎בָּחַרְתְּ‎בְּחַרְתֶּם‎1בְּחַרְתֶּן‎1
third בָּחַרבָּחֲרָה‎בָּחֲרוּ‎
present בּוֹחֵר‎בּוֹחֶרֶת‎בּוֹחֲרִים‎בּוֹחֲרוֹת‎
future first אֶבְחַר‎נִבְחַר‎
second תִּבְחַר‎תִּבְחֲרִי‎תִּבְחֲרוּ‎תִּבְחַרְנָה‎2
third יִבְחַר‎תִּבְחַר‎יִבְחֲרוּ‎תִּבְחַרְנָה‎2
imperative בְּחַרבַּחֲרִי‎בַּחֲרוּ‎בְּחַרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּחַרְתֶּם‎ and בָּחַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

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