Choose in Hebrew is בָּחַר (bakhár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בָּחַר
bakhár
verb
In English
choose
/t͡ʃuːz/ /t͡ʃuz/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for choose as a verb.
to pick
- בָּחַרבחרbakhár
to elect
- בָּחַרבחרbakhár
This is more about the Hebrew word בָּחַר.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּחַר
- Written without vowel points
- בחר
- Said
- bakhár
- Its meanings in English
- choose, to choose, to opt, to select, to prefer, to appoint
These English words share a Hebrew word with choose.
These words come before and after choose in the list.
These are the questions people ask about choose in Hebrew.
How do you say choose in Hebrew?
choose in Hebrew is בָּחַר, said bakhár. Without vowel points it is written בחר.
What else does בחר mean in English?
Besides choose, בחר can mean to choose, to opt, to select, to prefer, and to appoint.
How is choose pronounced in English?
choose is pronounced /t͡ʃuːz/, /t͡ʃuz/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry choose and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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