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LESSON XIV

  • The seven verb stems - the name of the verb indicates the pointing of the verb. The case endings remain the same as in the qal paradigm

VERB STEMS

Qal la+fq lexical
form
Piel l"=iq "   .   i Hiphil lyi+:qih yi : ih
Niphal la+:qin   a : in Pual la=uq    a .  u Hophal la+:qfh  a : fh
      Hithpael l"=aq:tih "  . a :tih      

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  • Simple
  • Qal (active) - he killed 
  • Niphal (passive) - he was killed
  • Intensive - giving force or emphasis; emphasizing [very in the very same man is an intensive adverb]
  • Piel (active) - he killed indeed! / he slaughtered
  • Pual (passive) - he was killed indeed! / he was slaughtered
  • Hithpael (reflexive) - he killed himself
  • Causative - expressing causation, as certain verbs [fell is a causative verb meaning to cause to fall]
  • Hiphil (active) - he caused to kill
  • Hophal (passive) - he was caused to kill

VOCABULARY

tfxe) one
t") with
ldB he separated, divided
hfnfB he built
$qB he sought
lez:raB iron
rbD he spoke (piel)
rfkfz male
}"hoK priest
{ereK vineyard
tarfK he cut, cut off
}yim species, kind
hfmfx:lim war, battle
te$ox:n copper, bronze
hfb"q:n female
}fnf( cloud
raP young bull
bereq midst

 

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