How to say "to choose" in Hebrew
לִבְחוֹר
[livkhor]without vowels: לבחור
Meaning: to choose
"to choose" in Hebrew is לִבְחוֹר (livkhor). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ב-ח-ר. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ב-ח-ר
Examples: "to choose" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא בּוֹחֵר | bokher |
| she | הִיא בּוֹחֶרֶת | bokheret |
| they (m.) | הֵם בּוֹחֲרִים | bokharim |
| they (f.) | הֵן בּוֹחֲרוֹת | bokharot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי בָּחַרְתִּי | bakharti |
| he | הוּא בָּחַר | bakhar |
| she | הִיא בָּחֲרָה | bakhara |
| they | הֵם בָּחֲרוּ | bakharu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶבְחַר | evkhar |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּבְחַר | tivkhar |
| he | הוּא יִבְחַר | yivkhar |
| she | הִיא תִּבְחַר | tivkhar |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ב-ח-ר)
- לְהִיבָּחֵר — быть избранным