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Hollow Verbs
also known as monosyllable verbs
5.1
The Base form of the Hollow verbs: The Qal Infinitive
5.2
Included under Hollow verbs are biconsonantal verbs, II-yodh verbs and
II-wav verbs or / "verbs, as these verbs are known in some Hebrew
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grammar textbooks. In the ", there are some geminate verbs exhibit
features similar to the Hollow verbs and these verbs may come under
the purview of Hollow verbs.
5.3
Originally, the vowel in the Hollow verbs is not part of the two-
5.4
The default vowels in Qal Infinitive Construct of Hollow verbs
By default, all Hollow verbs are given in the Qal Infinitive Construct in
the lexicon or dictionary. Hollow verbs are known by the sole vowel:
[)( ], [ )( ]or [ ) ( ]in each root, and classified
as weak verb as
The default vowels in Qal Hollow Infinitives well as treated
Vowel types
as stative verb
Infinitive Absolute )( )( )(in inflection,
as far as the
stem vowel is
concern.
5.5
There are a few " of Hollow Verbs
verbs that have []
to be used as verb to be or link
( )or [ )( ]as the verb
middle consonant of to command
the root, which would to be expired; to die
remain constant during to refresh
inflection. Few examples
of these verbs are given
in the Table:
5.6
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applicable. Not many examples of the Qal Hollow Imperative verbs are
found in use in the ".
5.7
What must be mentioned is that unlike the wav consecutive in other
stems, the accent falls on the [ )( ]in wav consecutive of Hollow
verbs for the simple reason that the addition of [ )( ]before the []
( )in the Qal Hollow Jussive: let him rise, the whole makeup
of the verb turns the verbal root into a second, closed syllable, leaving
the prosthesis hanging as an accented open syllable, example:
and he (will) stand (rose) up to; and he (will) say.
5.8
The default vowel scheme in Qal Hollow Imperfect Tense
The function and meaning of the Qal Hollow Imperfect Tense would be
similar to those in the strong, regular verbs.
5.9
To set up the Qal Hollow Imperfect Tense, the vowels in the Qal
Hollow Infinitive Construct for each class of vowel type would be used
as the base. These forms of the Hollow verb are distributed along three
vowel types: [)( ], [ ) ( ]and [) ( ].
Pronominal preformatives or the personal pronoun prefixes and suffixes
for the Imperfect Tense, namely, the and "would be affixed
to the verbal root in a way similar to the conjugations in the strong,
regular verbs, covering consonantal sufformative, vocalic sufformative
and zero vowel sufformative conjugations.
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5.10
Conjugation of Qal Hollow Imperfect Tense
i. To configure the Qal Hollow Imperfect Tense, the sole default
vowel used in the Qal Hollow Infinitive Construct would be utilized.
Generally speaking, as in case of Qal Imperfect Tense, only verbs
coming with one or more weak or guttural consonants in anyone
iii. The helping vowel is not accented, and it does not always cause
the removal of and the ( silent shewa).
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5.11
The default vowels in Qal Hollow Participles
i. The meaning and usage of the Participles of the Hollow verbs would
be the same as the regular, strong verbs.
The vowel scheme of Qal Hollow Participles
Vowel types
Active 2ms
2fs
2mp
2fp
Passive ms
5.12
As these are single syllable verbs, the default sole vowel for the Hollow
verbs, other than the Infinitives or the derivatives of the Infinitives,
would be [] (), which is also the key vowel in the Qal Passive
Participle of Hollow verbs. In the case of Qal Hollow Passive
Participle, not many of them though, would utilize the vowel pattern in
the Qal Hollow Infinitive Construct; whereas for the Qal Hollow Active
Participle, the only default [] ( )would be used, as the vowel in
he rises, he returns, he dwells, he sings, he runs,
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5.13
The default vowels in Qal Hollow Perfect Tense
The Function and meaning of the Qal Hollow Perfect Tense would be
5.14
2mp
2fp
1cp
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iii. Also applicable are Rules for Quiescent Consonants for "
( )or III- position which rejects .
5.15
Default vowel scheme of Niphal Hollow Infinitives
i. The Meaning and function Niphal Hollow verbs would be the same
as the main Niphal binyan.
5.16
The vowel scheme in Niphal Hollow Imperative Mood would use
the same form as that of the Nipha Hollow Infinitve Absolute, and
pronominals would be added to the verbal root to configure verbs for
the Niphal Hollow Imperative Mood, as the vowels in the sample:
you would be raised.
5.17
Vowel Scheme of Niphal Hollow
Imperfect Tense Vowel scheme of
Niphal Hollow Imperfect Tense
i. The vowel scheme in Niphal
Hollow Imperfect Tense, root
just like the Niphal strong, 3ms
regular verbs, where one of 3fs
2ms
the double prosthesis [)( ]
2fs
is relinquished while the [] 1cs
( )remained assimilated and 3mp
expressed by a in the 3fp
head consonant of the root, the 2mp
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5.18
The vowel scheme in Niphal Hollow
Niphal Hollow Participle
(Passive) Participle
Hollow Strong
i. As Niphal is a passive binyan, hence
ms
there would be no active participle
fs
for the Niphal derived stem. The
mp
vowels used in the base unit of
fp
Niphal Hollow Infinitive Absolute,
which is a combination of [+]
( + )would be used to configure the Niphal Hollow
(passive) Participle, as expressed in the Table.
5.19
The default vowels of Niphal
Vowel scheme of
Hollow Perfect Tense Niphal Hollow Perfect Tense
i. Conjugation for the Niphal Hollow Strong
Hollow Perfect Tense would 3ms
be similar to that in the 3fs
strong, regular verb. 2ms
2fs /
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5.20
The Intensive Hollow Verbs: The Background to Polel, Polal,
Hithpolel
i. As a general rule, there are three members in the Intensive Stems:
the Piel, Pual and the Hithpael. The Hithpael correctly should
come under the Reflexive Stem; for reason of practical purpose
and convenience, it is placed under the Intensive stem in this
study.
iii. For reasons that Hollow verbs are single and closed syllable
(CVC) verbs; further more the middle and only vowel in the
syllable could not be doubled or utter twice in speech, therefore
the rules for the Intensive Stems requiring the doubling of the
second, middle consonant (which now serves the role of a vowel)
in speech and to mark out the presence of in the middle
consonant in writing would not make sense in the Hollow verbs.
ii. There are two sets of these: (i) one set for the active forms;
(ii) another set for the passive forms. The vowels for the Intensive
Hollow Infinitive Construct of all the Hollow verbs (or three minor
stems) are shown in the Table.
iii. NOTE must be taken that the pair of default vowels in the Polel
stem is rather similar to pair of default vowels used in the Qal
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3ms Perfect
3fs 5.23
2ms Hollow verbs in the
2fs / intensive stems, active as
1cs
well as passive, together
3cp with the reflexive stem,
2mp
5.25
In cases where consonantal sufformative conjugation would be
used, shortening of the stem syllable into [] () , a peculiar
manipulation in Hebrew conjugation, is necessary.
5.26
Take note that having a [ )( ]in the middle consonant of a verb
would not necessary must be a Hollow verb.
5.27
These formats of the minor stems would function in meaning and usages
in the same manner as the binyanim of Piel, Pual and Hithpael in the
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5.28
The Causative Binyanim of
Vowel scheme of
Hollow Verbs Causative Hollow Infinitives
i. Most of the monosyllable, Hollow Qal
Hollow verbs in the verb Hollow
5.29
Vowel scheme of
Hiphil Hollow Imperative
Hollow Strong
2ms
2fs
2mp
2fp
ii. Onto this base unit, suitable pronominal affixes would be added
to the verbal root to configure various Hiphil Hollow Imperative
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5.30
The default vowel scheme of Hiphil Hollow Imperfect Tense
i. Conjugation of the Hiphil Hollow Imperfect Tense would be
similar to that in the Hiphil strong, regular verbs, by using the
identical set of pronominal preformatives and affixes the
5.31
The default vowel scheme of Hiphil Hollow Active Participle
Vowel scheme of
Hiphil Hollow Perfect Tense 5.32
The default vowel
Hollow Strong scheme of Hiphil
3ms Hollow Perfect Tense
3fs i. Conjugation for
2ms the Hiphil Hollow
2fs Perfect Tense would
1cs be similar to that in
3cp / the Hiphil strong,
2mp regular, stretching
2fp
the three forms of
1cp
sufformatives: the zero
vowel sufformatve
conjugation, the vocalic sufformative conjugation where the rules
of abdication of the hind consonant and shortening of the stem,
pillion vowle would not be applicable to the Hiphil binyan as the
default [ ) ( ]used in the Hiphil binyan is immutable,
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5.33
Vowel scheme of
Hophal Hollow Infinitives
Hollow Strong
Infinitive Absolute
Infinitive Construct
in the stem vowel, thus its pillion vowel would be [] ().
5.34
The default vowel scheme of Hophal Hollow Imperative verb
Interestingly, there is so far no record of Hophal Hollow Imperative
Mood has been known.
5.35
The default vowel scheme Hophal Hollow Imperfect Tense
of Hophal Hollow
Strong Strong
Imperfect Tense Hollow
(2) (1)
3ms
i. The consonant
3fs
( )in the prosthesis 2ms
of Hophal Hollow
2fs
verb would exchange 1cs
with one of these: 3mp
, the pronominal 3fp
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preformatives of 2mp
Hebrew Imperfect 2fp
Tense. 1cp
5.36
The default vowel
scheme of Hophal
Vowel scheme of
Hollow Participle Hophal Hollow Participle
Strong Strong
i. As Hollow Hollow Participle
(2) (1)
verbs are
2ms
monosyllable
verbs, the rule 2fs
of propretonic 2mp
reduction is not 2fp
applicable.
5.37
The default vowel scheme of Hophal Hollow Perfect Tense
i. The Meaning and function of Hophal Hollow verbs would be the
same as the main Hophal binyan.
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CHAPTER FIVE: Hollow Verbs
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Hebrew Verbal System
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