88 A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar + With vocalic suffixes the / -/ changes to /- / (A21) . In the imperfect the vowel of the preformative is / - hatdp), but the preformative -7 falls away (2723, 2°27) 4. In the imperfect the vowel pattern is /~ - / (253) + With vocalic suffixes the /- / changes to / = / G22‘) c. Inthe participle the prefix is -9 and the stem vowel /* / (2529) 1 (@ games 2, Semantics (i) The primary function of the Hophal stem formation is to express the passive sense of the Hiphil ARNE TDM Hlphil: And laid him in her bosom (0 Kgs3 20) Hophal: And he shall be /aid among the unciceumeized (Ezek. 32.32) Big Ve 2207 (ii) In certain cases the passive sense of the Hiphil may be expressed by the Niphal. pagnpe mn oF NER Hiphil Unless you desroy the devoted things from among you (Josh. 7.12) "Toe Niphal And I shall be destroyed, both I and my household (Gen, 34.30). §16.9. Table 8. The Stem Formations: the Complete Paradigm ga | om | ms | eu | wm | im HO. Sing Perfect form im. se] om] a0 3f_| aap ao | mane] a3 3 2m. | ear rere] nore | recon | ree | rare 2h | aR fone |_eace | apne te | rane wren | rare | ramon | raren | teres Pl 3c | op] oe] op] op aren] Se 2m | oporo| enone] ono | enone orator | onanThe Verb 89 oa [om | mo | ru | wm | m | no Ph Perfect form 2F wears [rere [peters [eos | peer te | ap cae] ere [eee | ee] er Sing Imperfect form 3m | oe] oe ae | ser] see] on 34 | aren| aren aan] ome 2m | aren] a0yn 20 26 [nen | ae Te Te | sree] anew ame] 28 PL se | oe ae =r 34_| Ramen | sng | ATER 2m ann] creo] caren] orem an 2p Tame | apEote i anee | aren ‘Sing. Imperative form 2m | x 2 a5 2f | xe] om] oe cen] caren Pl. 2m. a 2s Fano Sing. ‘ohortanve form 1 | naree TAR Sing Jussive form 3m. we] ase] oem] ot Infinitive os. 32. sem over abs, ES eee ee90 A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar ou [ m | a | eu | wm | mm | Ho Partcple a | 35] =] aoe Te pass. [ae 2720 23 §17. Pronominal Suffixes Added to Verbs $17.1. Introduction In BH the definite object of a clause is usually preceded by the so- called accusative/object marker “F/M. Should this object be pro- nominalized, ie. should the noun be replaced with a pronoun, the pronoun may be added either to the Fs or to the verb of the clause, These two forms are variants and there is no difference in meaning between them. sap 29p We 1271 And I will cut him off from among his people (Lev. 20.4) Ti YHIBA And L will cut him off from the midst of my people (Ezek. 148) There is basically one set of suffixes that is added to the perfect, imperfect and imperative. This set of suffixes, which is used in all stem formations, appears in the table below’ ng me [ipl = is 2m. sing you | 2m pl =| you 2hsng t_|you [are | you Fm. sing wie |rim [mp thom cr 3f.3ing her | 3f ph them The addition of the pronominal suffixes to verbs results in accent shifts and vowel changes within the verbs. The following variables must be taken into account: (a) Whether the verbs end in a consonant or a vowel (b) Verbs that end in consonants take a connecting vowel (©) Perfect forms take / = / or / - / and imperfect as well as