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