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

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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