The Verb 95 $17.5, Suffixes Added to Infnitives (Cf. $15.5) ‘The infinitive construct takes the set of pronominal suffixes normally added to nouns, namely: 7g [ne [ie s msi ve [amo te [yes 2g you [agen = [yee Img tin [3m the afin | ater | hem Note the following (1) The verbal suffix is used only in the first person, e.g, kill me) and “3 (my killing), (2) The form of the infinitive to which suffixes are added is bap and not “25> (3) Sometimes the form of the infinitive to which suffixes are added is “9p, e.g. *>82 (2 Sam. 1.10). At other times the form is -9p and not -S9p, e.g. 7738 (Gen. 2.17). (to §18. The Morphology of the Irregular (or Weak) Verbs $18.1. The Notation of Irregular Verbs Irregular or weak verbs are verbs that deviate in their conjugations from the pattern of the regular or strong verb which has been dealt with so far (§16). The deviations occur only in certain groups of verbs, Even so weak verbs do not conjugate erratically, but accord- ing to rules determined by the phonetic features of one or more of their stem consonants. The following system of notation has been introduced when referring to specific types of the weak verb: ‘The three consonants that comprise most of the verb roots in BH are numbered from right to left either with the consonants of the 725 verb stem or with Roman numerals. The position of a weak conso- nant as the first, second of third consonant of a particular verb stem is indicated either by means of the consonants 528 or by means of a Roman numeral, e.g