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Rules for Analyzing Hebrew Verbs

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<strong>Rules</strong> <strong>for</strong> Verb Analysis (7)<br />

consonant). They act like the Strong <strong>Verbs</strong> in Piel and<br />

Pual.<br />

Niphal Perfect שׁגַּנִ from *שׁגַּנְנִ<br />

Hiphil Perfect שׁיגִּהִ from *שׁיגִּנְהִ<br />

Hophal Perfect (qibbûsD. replaces qāmes. hāt.ûp be<strong>for</strong>e a<br />

dāgēš <strong>for</strong>te) שׁגַּהֻ from *שׁגַּנְהָ<br />

Hophal Imperfect 1cs שׁגַּאֻ from the root שׁגנ .<br />

b. If there are only two root consonants, and the prefix and the first<br />

two root consonants (that is, up to the second consonant, but not<br />

beneath it) are pointed like the Strong Verb paradigm, the word is<br />

lāmed hê.<br />

וּלגְתִּ Qal Imperfect, 2mp, from הלג<br />

תָינִּעִ Piel Perfect, 2ms, from הנע<br />

The Jussives of Lāmed Hê <strong>Verbs</strong> are apocopated (shortened):<br />

Qal Imperfect הלֶגְיִ Qal Jussive לגֶיִ<br />

Qal wāw consecutive with imperfect לגֶיִּוַ<br />

Piel Imperfect הלֶּגַיְ Piel Jussive לגַיְ<br />

cf. wāw consecutive with the imperfect וצַיְוַ instead<br />

of הוֶּציְוַ<br />

Hiphil Imperfect הלֶגְיַ; Hiphil Jussive לגֶיֶ.<br />

Note: The common <strong>for</strong>m ךְיַּוַ is both pe nûn and lāmed hê from הכנ<br />

c. If there are only two root consonants, and they are separated by<br />

a long vowel, the word may be Hollow ( Ayin Wāw or Ayin Yôd).<br />

Note rules “c” and “d” belong together.<br />

Qal Imperfect Qal Jussive<br />

םוּקיָ and םישִׂיָ םקֹיָ and םשֵׂיָ<br />

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