בחר

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Root
ב־ח־ר (b-ḥ-r)

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

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בָּחַר (bakhár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְחַר)

  1. to choose, to opt, to select.
    • 2019 October 31, Naomi Niddam, Local Call[1]:
      את ספרו החשוב הראשון פירסם בישראל בשנות ה-70, ובחר לכתוב אותו בערבית ספרותית
      He published his first important book in Israel in the 70s, and chose to write it in Literary Arabic.
  2. to prefer
  3. to appoint

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