Rules for Analyzing Hebrew Verbs

Rules for Verb Analysis (10)
יתִוֹבּסַ ,ביסִהֵ ,בסֵּ יַּוַ are all from בבס (Qal Perfect 1cs, Hiphil
Perfect 3ms, and Hiphil Imperfect with waw consecutive 3ms
respectively).
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12. Guttural Verbs. Guttural verbs differ from Strong verbs in the
following ways:
F = no dāgēš forte; S = Silent šĕwă replaced by h.āt.ēp vowel; V =
Vocal šĕwă is replaced by h.āt.ēp vowel; A = Preference for
“a-class” vowels. The letter rêš also does not take dāgēš
forte.
Piel perfect תָּנְאַמֵ with compensative lengthening
רהַמִ with virtual doubling
םחַנִ Niphal or Piel Perfect with virtual doubling
ךְרֵבֵּ Piel Perfect. No dāgēš forte in the rêš;
compensative lengthening
Qal imperfect דמֹ עֲיַ h.āt.êp vowel for silent šĕwă and
preference for “a” vowel
Qal imperative דמֹ עֲ h.ātēp vowel for vocal šĕwă
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Procedure for Analyzing Hebrew Verbs
13. Recognizing Perfects, Imperfects, Infinitive Constructs,
Infinitive Absolutes, Participles, and Imperatives. Examine words to
see whether they show any suffixes of the Perfect or any prefixes (and
suffixes) of the Imperfect. These clues will give you the tense and the
Person, Number, and Gender.
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