Conjugation of לְהִיבָּחֵר

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: ב - ח - ר

The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to be chosen

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		נִבְחָר nivchar I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is chosen	נִבְחֶרֶת nivcheret I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is chosen	נִבְחָרִים nivcharim we / you m. pl. / they m. are chosen	נִבְחָרוֹת nivcharot we / you f. pl. / they f. are chosen
Past tense	1st	נִבְחַרְתִּי nivcharti I was chosen		נִבְחַרְנוּ nivcharnu we were chosen
	2nd	נִבְחַרְתָּ nivcharta you m. sg. were chosen	נִבְחַרְתְּ nivchart you f. sg. were chosen	נִבְחַרְתֶּם nivchartem you m. pl. were chosen The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִבְחַרְתֶּם nivchartem	נִבְחַרְתֶּן nivcharten you f. pl. were chosen The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִבְחַרְתֶּן nivcharten
	3rd	נִבְחַר nivchar he / it was chosen	נִבְחֲרָה nivchara she / it was chosen	נִבְחֲרוּ nivcharu they were chosen
Future tense	1st	אֶבָּחֵר ebacher I will be chosen		נִבָּחֵר ~ ניבחר nibacher we will be chosen
	2nd	תִּבָּחֵר ~ תיבחר tibacher you m. sg. will be chosen	תִּבָּחֲרִי ~ תיבחרי tibachari you f. sg. will be chosen	תִּבָּחֲרוּ ~ תיבחרו tibacharu you m. pl. will be chosen	תִּבָּחַרְנָה ~ תיבחרנה tibacharna תִּבָּחֵרְנָה ~ תיבחרנה tibacherna you f. pl. will be chosen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּבָּחֲרוּ ~ תיבחרו tibacharu
	3rd	יִבָּחֵר ~ ייבחר yibacher he / it will be chosen	תִּבָּחֵר ~ תיבחר tibacher she / it will be chosen	יִבָּחֲרוּ ~ ייבחרו yibacharu they m. will be chosen	תִּבָּחַרְנָה ~ תיבחרנה tibacharna תִּבָּחֵרְנָה ~ תיבחרנה tibacherna they f. will be chosen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִבָּחֲרוּ ~ ייבחרו yibacharu
Imperative		הִבָּחֵר!‏ ~ היבחר!‏ hibacher! (to a man) be chosen!	הִבָּחֲרִי!‏ ~ היבחרי!‏ hibachari! (to a woman) be chosen!	הִבָּחֲרוּ!‏ ~ היבחרו!‏ hibacharu! (to men) be chosen!	הִבָּחַרְנָה!‏ ~ היבחרנה!‏ hibacharna! הִבָּחֵרְנָה!‏ ~ היבחרנה!‏ hibacherna! (to women) be chosen! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִבָּחֲרוּ!‏ ~ היבחרו!‏ hibacharu!
Infinitive		לְהִבָּחֵר ~ להיבחר lehibacher to be chosen