Select in Hebrew is בָּחַר (bakhár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
בָּחַר
bakhár
verb
In English
select
/sɪˈlɛkt/ /səˈlɛkt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for select as a verb.
to choose one or more elements from a set
- 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
- select, to choose, to opt, to select, to prefer, to appoint
These English words share a Hebrew word with select.
These words come before and after select in the list.
These are the questions people ask about select in Hebrew.
How do you say select in Hebrew?
select in Hebrew is בָּחַר, said bakhár. Without vowel points it is written בחר.
What else does בחר mean in English?
Besides select, בחר can mean to choose, to opt, to select, to prefer, and to appoint.
How is select pronounced in English?
select is pronounced /sɪˈlɛkt/, /səˈlɛkt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry select 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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