LESSON XXXI

• Double Ayin verbs are those in which the second root consonant has been duplicated. They are also known as "Geminate" verbs. In other words, the second and third root letters are the same.

• General Characteristics

• The duplicated consonant may disappear (some forms remain unchanged).

• Qal perfect 3ms e.g. - babfs becomes bas

• This is also true for the nifal perfect 3ms

• In the hifil the hireq becomes a sere

• In the hofal the qames hatuf becomes a sureq

• The qal imperfect occasionally has a dagesh forte in the middle consonant. This may be an influence from the Aramaic.

• You get a dagesh forte in the second remaining consonant when you add endings. e.g. -- qal perfect 3fs hfbas becomes hfBas

• With consonant afformatives (endings beginning with a consonant) you get a helping vowel -- e.g. qal perfect 2ms ftOBas

• With vowel afformatives, you don't get a helping vowel.

• The intensives (polel, polal, hitpolel) are usually regular. Occasionally they look like hollow verbs.

• In the hifil imperfect the patah becomes a qames

• In the hofal imperfect the qames hatuf becomes a sureq

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