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Introduction ix

: :1 4 44 2
1 Hebrew Alphabet 1
2 Hebrew Vowels 2
3 Syllabification and Pronunciation 4

: :1 4 : 4 :
4 Hebrew Nouns 7
5 Definite Article and Conjunction ְ‫ו‬ 11
6 Hebrew Prepositions 14
7 Hebrew Adjectives 16
8 Hebrew Pronouns 19
9 Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes 22
10 Hebrew Construct Chain 25
11 Hebrew Numbers 28

: :1 4 : 3
12 Introduction to Hebrew Verbs 30
13 Qal Perfect Strong Verbs 31
14 Qal Perfect Weak Verbs 34
15 Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs 37
16a Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs 40
16b Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs 42
17 Waw Consecutive 44
18 Qal Imperative 46
19 Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs 49
20 Qal Infinitive Construct 52
21 Qal Infinitive Absolute 55
22 Qal Participle 57
23 Sentence Syntax 60

vii
: :1 4 4 :
24 Niphal Strong Verbs 66
25 Niphal Weak Verbs 69
Hebrew Reading 1: 1 King 8:22–26 72
26 Hiphil Strong Verbs 73
27 Hiphil Weak Verbs 76
Hebrew Reading 2: Genesis 9:8–13 79
28 Hophal Strong Verbs 80
29 Hophal Weak Verbs 82
Hebrew Reading 3: Deuteronomy 10:12–14 84
30 Piel Strong Verbs 85
31 Piel Weak Verbs 89
Hebrew Reading 4: 1 King 8:55–58 92
32 Pual Strong Verbs 93
33 Pual Weak Verbs 96
Hebrew Reading 5: Psalm 96:1–5 98
34 Hithpael Strong Verbs 98
35 Hithpael Weak Verbs 102
Hebrew Reading 6: Exodus 34:33–35 104
36 Final Parsing Exercise: Qal and Derived Stems 105

viii
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This answer key is the companion to the third edition of Basics of Biblical Hebrew
Workbook.1 It contains a full set of answers corresponding to each of the exercises in
the workbook, excluding most of Hebrew Bible translations. Students desiring to
check Hebrew Bible translations should consult any one of several standard English
Bible translations such as the NIV, ESV, or NASB.

Gary D. Pratico
Miles V. Van Pelt

September 2018

1. Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, 3rd ed.
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019).

ix


I. Write out, in order and from right to left, the twenty-three le7ers of the Hebrew
alphabet. Do this one hundred times. Each time, underline the four gu7ural con-
sonants and ‫ ר‬and place a Daghesh Lene in the six begadkephat consonants.

‫אבּגּדּהוזחטיכּלמנסעפּצקרשׂשׁתּ‬
II. Write out the final forms for each of the following Hebrew consonants. Do this at
least 10 times for each le7er.
‫כ‬ ‫ך‬
‫מ‬ ‫ם‬
‫נ‬ ‫ן‬
‫פ‬ ‫ף‬
‫צ‬ ‫ץ‬
III. Give the names for each of the following pairs of Hebrew consonants that look
alike.
1. ‫ ב‬and ‫כ‬ Bet and Kaf
2. ‫ ג‬and ‫נ‬ Gimel and Nun
3. ‫ ה‬and ‫ח‬ He and Ḥet
4. ‫ ח‬and ‫ת‬ Ḥet and Taw
5. ‫ ם‬and ‫ס‬ Final Mem and Samek
6. ‫ שׁ‬and ‫שׂ‬ Shin and Sin
7. ‫ צ‬and ‫ע‬ Tsade and Ayin
8. ‫ ד‬and ‫ר‬ Dalet and Resh
9. ‫ ו‬and ‫ז‬ Waw and Zion
10. ‫ ו‬and ‫ן‬ Waw and Final Nun

Answer Key 1 – Hebrew Alphabet 1

 2 3

2 2
I. Give the name and classification for each of the following Hebrew vowels.
2
1. ‫ֻבּ‬ Qibbuts short u

2. ‫ַבּ‬ Pathach short a

3. ‫ֶבּ‬ Seghol short e

4. ‫ִבּ‬ Hireq short i

5. ‫ֵבּ‬ Tsere long e

6. ֹ‫בּ‬ Holem long o

7. ‫ְבּ‬ Shewa

8. ‫ֲבּ‬ Hateph Patach reduced a

9. ‫ֱבּ‬ Hateph Seghol reduced e

10. ‫ֳבּ‬ Hateph Qamets reduced o

11. ‫ִבּי‬ Hireq Yod vowel leKer i

12. ‫בּוֹ‬ Holem Waw vowel leKer o

13. ‫בּוּ‬ Shureq vowel leKer u

14. ‫ָבּה‬ Qamets He vowel leKer a

15. ‫ֵבּי‬ Tsere Yod vowel leKer e

16. ‫ֶבּי‬ Seghol Yod vowel leKer e

17. ‫ָבּ‬ Qamets; Qamets Hatuf long a; short o

2 Answer Key 2 – Hebrew Vowels

‫‪II. Proper Names.‬‬
‫‪1‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬ ‫ ‬ ‫‪1‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫אַב ָר ָהם‬

‫ְ‬ ‫אברהם‬ ‫ַא ְב ָר ָהם‬ ‫‪Abraham‬‬

‫‪2.‬‬ ‫אַהר ֹן‬

‫ֲ‬ ‫אהרן‬ ‫ַא ֲהר ֹן‬ ‫‪Aaron‬‬

‫‪3.‬‬ ‫ָשׂ ָרה‬ ‫שׂרה‬ ‫ָשׂ ָרה‬ ‫‪Sarah‬‬

‫‪4.‬‬ ‫הוּדה‬
‫יְ ָ‬ ‫יהוּדה‬ ‫הוּדה‬
‫יְ ָ‬ ‫‪Judah‬‬

‫‪5.‬‬ ‫הוֹשׁוּע‬
‫ַ‬ ‫יְ‬ ‫יהוֹשׁוּע‬ ‫הוֹשׁוּע‬
‫ַ‬ ‫יְ‬ ‫‪Joshua‬‬

‫‪6.‬‬ ‫יוֹסף‬
‫ֵ‬ ‫יוֹסף‬ ‫יוֹסף‬
‫ֵ‬ ‫‪Joseph‬‬

‫‪7.‬‬ ‫יַ ֲעקֹב‬ ‫יעקב‬ ‫יַ ֲעקֹב‬ ‫‪Jacob‬‬

‫‪8.‬‬ ‫יִ ְצ ָחק‬ ‫יצחק‬ ‫יִ ְצ ָחק‬ ‫‪Isaac‬‬

‫‪9.‬‬ ‫נָ ָתן‬ ‫נתן‬ ‫נָ ָתן‬ ‫‪Nathan‬‬

‫‪10.‬‬ ‫יִ ְר ְמיָ הוּ‬ ‫ירמיהוּ‬ ‫יִ ְר ְמיָ הוּ‬ ‫‪Jeremiah‬‬

‫‪11.‬‬ ‫יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל‬ ‫ישׂראל‬ ‫יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל‬ ‫‪Israel‬‬

‫‪12.‬‬ ‫ְכּנַ ַען‬ ‫כנען‬ ‫ְכּנַ ַען‬ ‫‪Canaan‬‬

‫‪13.‬‬ ‫ֵע ִלי‬ ‫עלי‬ ‫ֵע ִלי‬ ‫‪Eli‬‬

‫‪14.‬‬ ‫מ ֶֹשׁה‬ ‫משׁה‬ ‫מ ֶֹשׁה‬ ‫‪Moses‬‬

‫‪15.‬‬ ‫יַ ְר ֵדּן‬ ‫ירדן‬ ‫יַ ְר ֵדּן‬ ‫‪Jordan‬‬

‫‪16.‬‬ ‫יָמין‬
‫ִבּנְ ִ‬ ‫בנימין‬ ‫יָמין‬
‫ִבּנְ ִ‬ ‫‪Benjamin‬‬

‫‪17.‬‬ ‫ִציּוֹן‬ ‫ציוֹן‬ ‫ִציּוֹן‬ ‫‪Zion‬‬

‫‪18.‬‬ ‫יוֹנָ ה‬ ‫יוֹנה‬ ‫יוֹנָ ה‬ ‫‪Jonah‬‬

‫‪19.‬‬ ‫ָדּנִ יֵּ אל‬ ‫דניאל‬ ‫ָדּנִ יֵּ אל‬ ‫‪Daniel‬‬

‫‪20.‬‬ ‫מוּאל‬
‫ְשׁ ֵ‬ ‫שׁמוּאל‬ ‫מוּאל‬
‫ְשׁ ֵ‬ ‫‪Samuel‬‬

‫‪Answer Key 2 – Hebrew Vowels‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬



I. Identify each Daghesh (as Forte or Lene) and each Shewa (as Silent or Vocal) in
the following words. The answer to number 1 is given as an example.

1. ‫ְבּ ָר ׇכה‬ Daghesh Lene in ‫ ב‬/ Vocal Shewa under ‫ב‬

2. ‫ִא ׇשּׁה‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫שׁ‬

3. ‫ַח ׇטּאת‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ט‬

4. ‫ַה ְבּ ֵה ָמה‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ ב‬/ Vocal Shewa under ‫ב‬

5. ‫ִא ׇתּנוּ‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ת‬

6. ‫ֻח ׇקּה‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ק‬

7. ‫ִכּ ֵסּה‬ Daghesh Lene in ‫ כ‬/ Daghesh Forte in ‫ס‬

8. ‫ַמ ְל ׇכּה‬ Silent Shewa under ‫ ל‬/ Daghesh Lene in ‫כ‬

9. ‫ִמ ְשׁ ׇפּט‬ Silent Shewa under ‫ שׁ‬/ Daghesh Lene in ‫פ‬

10. ‫ַא ׇתּה‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ת‬

11. ‫ׇדּ ׇבר‬ Daghesh Lene in ‫ד‬

12. ‫אוּריׇּ ה‬
ִ Daghesh Forte in ‫י‬

13. ‫ַא ֵ֫תּנָ ה‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ת‬

14. ‫ְק ַטנִּ ים‬ Vocal Shewa under ‫ ק‬/ Daghesh Forte in ‫נ‬

15. ‫ִהגִּ יד‬ Daghesh Forte in ‫ג‬

4 Answer Key 3 – Syllabification and Pronunciation

‫‪II. Syllabify the following Hebrew words. The answer to number 1 is given as an‬‬
‫‪example.‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫ַא ְב ָר ׇהם‬ ‫|הם‬

‫ַא ְב ָ|ר ׇ‬
‫‪2.‬‬ ‫גְּ ֶ֫ב ֶרת‬ ‫|ב ֶ|רת‬
‫גְּ ֶ֫‬
‫‪3.‬‬ ‫ֻח ׇקּה‬ ‫|קה‬
‫ֻח ְק ָ‬
‫‪4.‬‬ ‫ׇיַבּ ׇשׁה‬ ‫|שׁה‬
‫|בּ ָ‬
‫יַ ְבּ ָ‬
‫‪5.‬‬ ‫ַכּ ֲא ֶשׁר‬ ‫|שׁר‬
‫|א ֶ‬
‫ַכּ ֲ‬
‫‪6.‬‬ ‫ִמ ְל ׇח ׇמה‬ ‫|מה‬
‫|ח ָ‬
‫ִמ ְל ָ‬
‫‪7.‬‬ ‫אוּבן‬
‫ְר ֵ‬ ‫|אוּ|בן‬
‫ֵ‬ ‫ְר‬
‫‪8.‬‬ ‫אוּריׇּ ה‬
‫ִ‬ ‫אוּ|רי|יָ ה‬
‫ִ‬
‫‪9.‬‬ ‫בוּעה‬
‫ְשׁ ׇ‬ ‫|בוּ|עה‬
‫ָ‬ ‫ְשׁ‬
‫‪10.‬‬ ‫ֲא ַ֫נ ְחנוּ‬ ‫ֲא ַ֫|נ ְח|נוּ‬
‫‪11.‬‬ ‫ְתּ ִפ ׇלּה‬ ‫|לה‬
‫|פ ְל ָ‬
‫ְתּ ִ‬
‫‪12.‬‬ ‫תּוֹרוֹת‬ ‫תוֹ|רוֹת‬
‫‪13.‬‬ ‫ִמתּוֹ‪O‬‬ ‫ִמ ְתּ|תּוֹך‬
‫‪14.‬‬ ‫֫ ַליְ ׇלה‬ ‫|לה‬
‫֫ ַליְ ָ‬
‫‪15.‬‬ ‫ְל ַ֫מ ַען‬ ‫|ען‬
‫|מ ַ‬
‫ְל ַ֫‬
‫‪16.‬‬ ‫ִמ ְצ ַ ֫ריִם‬ ‫|ריִ ם‬
‫ִמ ְצ ַ ֫‬
‫‪17.‬‬ ‫ָ֫מוֶ ת‬ ‫ָ֫מוֶ ת‬
‫‪Answer Key 3 – Syllabification and Pronunciation‬‬ ‫‪5‬‬
‫‪18.‬‬ ‫ְמ ַמ ְלּאוֹת‬ ‫|ל|אוֹת‬
‫|מ ְל ְ‬
‫ְמ ַ‬
‫‪19.‬‬ ‫ִמ ֵלּאת‬ ‫|לאת‬
‫ִמ ְל ֵ‬
‫‪20.‬‬ ‫וַ ְתּ ַשׁ ַלּח‬ ‫|לח‬
‫|שׁ ְל ַ‬
‫|תּ ַ‬
‫וַ ְתּ ְ‬
‫‪21.‬‬ ‫וַ יְ ַקנְ אוּ‬ ‫|קנְ |אוּ‬
‫וַ יְ ַ‬
‫‪22.‬‬ ‫ְמ ַרגֵּ ל‬ ‫ְמ ַ|רגְּ |גֵּ ל‬
‫‪23.‬‬ ‫וַ יִּ ְת ַח ְבּאוּ‬ ‫|בּ|אוּ‬
‫|ח ְבּ ְ‬
‫וַ יְ |יִ ְת ַ‬
‫‪24.‬‬ ‫נֶ ֶא ְמנוּ‬ ‫|א ְמ|נוּ‬
‫נֶ ֶ‬
‫‪25.‬‬ ‫יִ וׇּ ַדע‬ ‫יִ ְו|וָ ַ|דע‬

‫‪6‬‬ ‫‪Answer Key 3 – Syllabification and Pronunciation‬‬



I. Identify the gender and number for each of the following nouns. Note that
endingless feminine singular nouns do not appear in this exercise.

1. ‫ְדּ ׇב ִרים‬ Masculine Plural

2. ‫שׁ ְֹפ ִטים‬ Masculine Plural

3. ‫ׇשׁ ַ֫מיִם‬ Masculine Dual

4. ‫סוּס‬ Masculine Singular

5. ‫סוּסה‬
ָ Feminine Singular

6. ‫ִמ ְשׁ ֶ֫מ ֶרת‬ Feminine Singular

7. ‫ִמ ְשׁ ׇמרוֹת‬ Feminine Plural

8. 7‫ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ Masculine Singular

9. ‫ַמ ְל ָכּה‬ Feminine Singular

10. ‫ְמ ָל ִכים‬ Masculine Plural

11. ‫ְמ ָלכוֹת‬ Feminine Plural

12. ‫יוֹם‬ Masculine Singular

13. ‫יָמים‬
ִ Masculine Plural

14. ‫יוֹמיִם‬
ַ֫ Masculine Dual

15. ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ Feminine Singular

Answer Key 4 – Hebrew Nouns 7

II. Circle the following nouns that are feminine. Some will be exceptions to the
rules of gender identification (4.7). Refer to the grammar’s lexicon if necessary.

1. ‫( ִא ָשּׁה‬woman) Feminine

2. ‫( נָ ִשׁים‬women) Feminine

3. ‫( ֶ ֫ק ֶשׁת‬bow) Feminine

4. ‫ַ ֫דּ ַעת‬ (knowledge) Feminine

5. ‫ֶ֫א ֶרץ‬ (land) Feminine

6. ‫ֶ֫א ֶבן‬ (stone) Feminine

7. ‫( ִתּ ְפ ֶ֫א ֶרת‬glory) Feminine

8. ‫( ָח ְכ ָמה‬wisdom) Feminine

9. ‫ִעיר‬ (city) Feminine

10. ‫( ָע ִרים‬cities) Feminine

III. Circle the Segholate nouns in the following list (4.8.3).

1. ‫ֶ֫א ֶבן‬ (stone) Segholate

2. ‫זָ ֵקן‬ (old man)

3. ‫ָענָ ן‬ (cloud)

4. ‫ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬ (book) Segholate

5. ‫נָ ָהר‬ (river)

6. ‫ָשׁ ֵכן‬ (neighbor)

7. ‫ֶ֫ז ַרע‬ (seed) Segholate

8. ‫ַ֫נ ַער‬ (young man) Segholate

9. ‫כּ ֵֹהן‬ (priest)

10. ‫ֶ֫ע ֶצם‬ (bone) Segholate

8 Answer Key 4 – Hebrew Nouns

IV. Pluralize each of the following Hebrew nouns. The required plural endings
have been given for each noun. Nouns that are irregular in their pluralization
have not been included in this exercise.

Plural Form

1. ‫בּוֹר‬ (pit) + fp ‫בּוֹרוֹת‬

2. ‫סוּס‬ (horse) + mp ‫סוּסים‬
ִ
3. ‫ֲחלוֹם‬ (dream) + fp ‫ֲחלוֹמוֹת‬
4. ‫ְרחוֹב‬ (street) + fp ‫ְרחוֹבוֹת‬
5. ‫נָ ִביא‬ (prophet) + mp ‫יאים‬
ִ ‫נְ ִב‬
6. ‫זָ ֵקן‬ (elder) + mp ‫זְ ֵקנִ ים‬
7. ‫ֵל ָבב‬ (heart) + fp ‫ְל ָבבוֹת‬
8. ‫ָענָ ן‬ (cloud) + mp ‫ֲענָ נִ ים‬
9. ‫ֵענָ ב‬ (grape) + mp ‫ֲענָ ִבים‬
10. ‫ָח ֵצר‬ (courtyard) + fp ‫ֲח ֵצרוֹת‬
11. ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ (law) + fp ‫תּוֹרוֹת‬
12. ‫( ִמ ְשׁ ׇפּ ׇחה‬family) + fp ‫ִמ ְשׁ ָפּחוֹת‬
13. ‫ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬ (book) + mp ‫ְס ָפ ִרים‬
14. 7‫ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ (king) + mp ‫ְמ ָל ִכים‬
15. ‫ַ֫נ ַער‬ (young man) + mp ‫נְ ָע ִרים‬
16. ‫ֶ֫ז ַרע‬ (seed) + mp ‫זְ ָר ִעים‬
17. ‫֫בֹּ ֶקר‬ (morning) + mp ‫ְבּ ָק ִרים‬
18. ‫ֶ֫א ֶרץ‬ (land) + fp ‫ֲא ָרצוֹת‬

Answer Key 4 – Hebrew Nouns 9

V. Pluralize the following nouns that are irregular in their pluralization. Consult the
grammar (4.8.6) or the grammar’s lexicon to complete this exercise.

1. ‫ִא ָשּׁה‬ (woman) ‫נָ ִשׁים‬

2. ‫ִאישׁ‬ (man) ‫ֲאנָ ִשׁים‬
3. ‫ָאב‬ (father) ‫ָאבוֹת‬
4. ‫ַבּת‬ (daughter) ‫ָבּנוֹת‬
5. ‫ַ֫בּיִת‬ (house) ‫ָ ֽבּ ִתּים‬
6. ‫ִעיר‬ (city) ‫ָע ִרים‬

10 Answer Key 4 – Hebrew Nouns



ְ‫ו‬
I. Prefix the definite article to each of the following nouns. Consult the grammar
(5.2–5) to complete this exercise.

1. ‫ִאישׁ‬ (a man) ‫ָה ִאישׁ‬

2. )‫ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ (a king) )‫ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬
3. ‫ִא ׇשּׁה‬ (a woman) ‫ָה ִא ָשּׁה‬
4. ‫ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬ (a book) ‫ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬
5. )‫ֶ ֫דּ ֶר‬ (a road) )‫ַה ֶ ֫דּ ֶר‬
6. ‫ֶ֫ח ֶרב‬ (a sword) ‫ַה ֶ֫ח ֶרב‬
7. ‫כּ ֵֹהן‬ (a priest) ‫ַהכּ ֵֹהן‬
8. ‫חוֹמה‬
ָ (a wall) ‫חוֹמה‬
ָ ‫ַה‬
9. ‫ֲא ָבנִ ים‬ (stones) ‫ָה ֲא ָבנִ ים‬
10. ‫ׇע ׇפר‬ (dust) ‫ֶה ָע ָפר‬
11. ‫ִעיר‬ (a city) ‫ָה ִעיר‬
12. ‫ָע ִרים‬ (cities) ‫ֶה ָע ִרים‬
13. ‫רֹאשׁ‬ (a head) ‫ָהרֹאשׁ‬
14. ‫ׇשׁנׇ ה‬ (a year) ‫ַה ָשּׁנָ ה‬
15. ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ (a law) ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ ‫ַה‬

Answer Key 5 – Definite Article and Conjunction ְ‫ו‬ 11

II. Prefix the conjunction ְ‫ ו‬to the following forms. Consult the grammar (5.7) to
complete this exercise.

1. ‫שׁ ֵֹפט‬ (a judge) ‫וְ שׁ ֵֹפט‬

2. ‫ַהשּׁ ֵֹפט‬ (the judge) ‫וְ ַהשּׁ ֵֹפט‬
3. ‫ְבּ ִרית‬ (a covenant) ‫וּב ִרית‬
ְ
4. ‫ֱאד ֹם‬ (Edom) ‫וֶ ֱאד ֹם‬
5. ‫ֵבּן‬ (a son) ‫וּבן‬
ֵ
6. ‫ָה ֵע ִצים‬ (the trees) ‫וְ ָה ֵע ִצים‬
7. ‫ֲחמוֹר‬ (a donkey) ‫וַ ֲחמוֹר‬
8. ‫הים‬J
ִ ‫ֱא‬ (God) ‫הים‬J‫א‬
ִ ֵ‫ו‬
9. ‫ַ֫בּיִת‬ (a house) ‫וּביִת‬
ַ֫
10. ‫ַה ָשּׁ ַ֫מיִם‬ (the heavens) ‫וְ ַה ָשּׁ ַ֫מיִ ם‬
11. ‫ָה ָא ָדם‬ (the man) ‫וְ ָה ָא ָדם‬
12. )‫ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ (a king) )‫וּמ ֶל‬
ֶ֫
13. ‫ַמ ְל ָכּה‬ (a queen) ‫וּמ ְל ָכּה‬
ַ
14. ‫ַהנָּ ִביא‬ (the prophet) ‫וְ ַהנָּ ִביא‬
15. ‫ֲחלוֹם‬ (a dream) ‫וַ ֲחלוֹם‬

12 Answer Key 5 – Definite Article and Conjunction ְ‫ו‬

III. English to Hebrew. Write the following English phrases in Hebrew.

1. the fire and the cloud

‫ָה ֵאשׁ וְ ֶה ָענָ ן‬

2. the temple and the altar

‫יכל וְ ַה ִמּזְ ֵבּ ַח‬

ָ ‫ַה ֵה‬
3. the priest and the king

)‫ַהכּ ֵֹהן וְ ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

4. the man and the woman

‫ָה ִאישׁ וְ ָה ִא ָשּׁה‬

5. a father and a son

‫וּבן‬
ֵ ‫ָאב‬

Answer Key 5 – Definite Article and Conjunction ְ‫ו‬ 13



I. Translate the following nouns with inseparable prepositions. Be certain that you
understand, based on the vowels, whether or not the noun has a definite article
(6.4). Consult the grammar’s lexicon when necessary.

1. ‫ְבּ ָשׂ ֶדה‬ in a field

2. ‫ַבּ ׇשּׂ ֶדה‬ in the field

3. ‫ְבּ ֶ֫א ֶרץ‬ in a land

4. ‫ׇבּ ָ֫א ֶרץ‬ in the land

5. ‫ְל ִעיר‬ to a city

6. ‫ָל ִעיר‬ to the city

7. ‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ְבּ ֵה‬ in a temple

8. ‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ַבּ ֵה‬ in the temple

9. ‫ְל ִא ָשּׁה‬ to a woman

10. ‫ָל ִא ָשּׁה‬ to the woman

II. Translate the following prepositional phrases. Consult the grammar’s lexicon
when necessary.

1. ‫ ַהנָּ ָהר‬7‫ְבּתוֹ‬ in the midst of the river

2. ‫ד־היּוֹם‬
ַ ‫ַע‬ until the day

3. ‫ ָה ִעיר‬7‫ְבּתוֹ‬ in the midst of the city

4. ‫יאים‬
ִ ‫ִל ְפנֵ י ַהנְּ ִב‬ before the prophets

5. ‫ִמ ַ֫מּ ַעל ַה ִמּזְ ֵבּ ַח‬ (from) above the altar

14 Answer Key 6 – Prepositions

6. ‫ל־ה ִמּזְ ֵבּ ַח‬
ַ ‫ַע‬ upon the altar

7. ‫ל־ה ָע ִרים‬
ֶ ‫ֶא‬ to the cities

8. ‫ ֶה ָענָ ן‬7‫ִמתּוֹ‬ from the midst of the cloud

9. ‫ן־הנָּ ִביא‬
ַ ‫ִמ‬ from the prophet

10. ‫ֵמ ַהנָּ ִביא‬ from the prophet

11. ‫ִמנָּ ִביא‬ from a prophet

12. ‫ ַה ָשּׂ ֶדה‬7‫ְבּתוֹ‬ in the midst of the field

13. ‫וּבין ׇה ׇ֫א ֶרץ‬

ֵ ‫ֵבּין ַה ׇשּׁ ַ֫מיִ ם‬ between the heavens and (between) the earth

14. ‫וּבין ַהיׇּ ם‬

ֵ ‫ֵבּין ֶה ׇה ִרים‬ between the mountains and (between) the sea

15. ‫ֵמ ׇה ֲאנׇ ִשׁים‬ from the men

III. English to Hebrew. Write the following English phrases in Hebrew.

1. for the commandment

‫ַל ִמּ ְצוָ ה‬
2. in the midst of the city

‫ ָה ִעיר‬7‫ְבּתוֹ‬
3. like the king

7‫ַכּ ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

4. in the land

‫ָבּ ָ֫א ֶרץ‬

5. between the temple and (between) the gate

‫וּבין ַה ַ֫שּׁ ַער‬

ֵ ‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ֵבּין ַה ֵה‬

Answer Key 6 – Prepositions 15



I. Give the full inflection (ms, mp, fs, fp) for the following adjectives. Consult the
grammar (7.4) to complete this exercise.

1. ‫( טוֹב‬good)
ms ‫טוֹב‬ fs ‫טוֹבה‬
ָ
mp ‫טוֹבים‬
ִ fp ‫טוֹבוֹת‬
2. ‫( ָקדוֹשׁ‬holy)
ms ‫ָקדוֹשׁ‬ fs ‫דוֹשׁה‬
ָ ‫ְק‬
mp ‫דוֹשׁים‬
ִ ‫ְק‬ fp ‫ְקדוֹשׁוֹת‬
3. ‫( יָ ָשׁר‬just, upright)
ms ‫יָ ָשׁר‬ fs ‫יְ ָשׁ ָרה‬
mp ‫יְ ָשׁ ִרים‬ fp ‫יְ ָשׁרוֹת‬
4. ‫( ָח ָכם‬wise)
ms ‫ָח ָכם‬ fs ‫ֲח ָכ ָמה‬
mp ‫ֲח ָכ ִמים‬ fp ‫ֲח ָכמוֹת‬
5. ‫( ַרב‬much, many)
ms ‫ַרב‬ fs ‫ַר ָבּה‬
mp ‫ַר ִבּים‬ fp ‫ַרבּוֹת‬
6. ‫( יָ ֶפה‬beautiful)
ms ‫יָ ֶפה‬ fs ‫יָ ָפה‬
mp ‫יָפים‬
ִ fp ‫יָפוֹת‬

16 Answer Key 7 – Adjectives

II. Parsing. Identify the gender, number, and lexical form of the following adjec-
tives. Consult the grammar’s lexicon when necessary.

7
1. ‫טוֹבה‬
ָ Feminine Singular ‫טוֹב‬

2. ‫דוֹלים‬
ִ ְ‫גּ‬ Masculine Plural ‫גָּ דוֹל‬

3. ‫ֲח ָכמוֹת‬ Feminine Plural ‫ָח ָכם‬

4. ‫יְ ָשׁ ָרה‬ Feminine Singular ‫יָ ָשׁר‬

5. ‫יקים‬
ִ ‫ַצ ִדּ‬ Masculine Plural ‫ַצ ִדּיק‬

6. ‫ָק ֶשׁה‬ Masculine Singular ‫ָק ֶשׁה‬

7. ‫ָק ָשׁה‬ Feminine Singular ‫ָק ֶשׁה‬

8. ‫ַדּ ָלּה‬ Feminine Singular ‫ַדּל‬

9. ‫ָר ָעה‬ Feminine Singular ‫ַרע‬

10. ‫ַר ִבּים‬ Masculine Plural ‫ַרב‬

III. Translate the following texts and identify the use of the adjective (aUributive or
predicative) in each example.

1. ‫ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר ַהטּוֹב‬ the good book AUributive

2. ‫טוֹב ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬ The book is good. Predicative

3. ‫ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר טוֹב‬ The book is good. Predicative

Answer Key 7 – Adjectives 17

4. ‫טּוֹבה‬
ָ ‫ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה‬ the good land AUributive

5. ‫טוֹבה‬
ָ ‫ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ‬ The land is good. Predicative

6. ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ ‫יְ ָשׁ ָרה ַה‬ The law is upright. Predicative

7. ‫דוֹלים‬
ִ ְ‫ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ָפּ ִטים ַהגּ‬ the great judgments AUributive

8. ‫ָר ִעים ָה ֲע ָב ִדים‬ The servants are wicked. Predicative

9. ‫יקים‬
ִ ‫ַהכּ ֲֹהנִ ים ַה ַצּ ִדּ‬ the righteous priests AUributive

10. ‫ָה ִא ָשּׁה יָ ָפה‬ The woman is beautiful. Predicative

IV. English to Hebrew. Translate the following English texts into Hebrew.

1. the good land

‫ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַהטּוֹב‬

2. The land is good.

‫ טוֹב ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ‬/ ‫ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ טוֹב‬

3. the beautiful woman

‫ָה ִא ָשּׁה ַהיָּ ָפה‬

4. The woman is beautiful.

‫ יָ ָפה ָה ִא ָשּׁה‬/ ‫ָה ִא ָשּׁה יָ ָפה‬

5. The altar in the great temple is holy.

‫יכל ַהגָּ דוֹל ָקדוֹשׁ‬

ָ ‫ַה ִמּזְ ֵבּ ַח ַב ֵה‬

18 Answer Key 7 – Adjectives



I. Translate the following verbless sentences. Note that the independent personal
pronouns are functioning as the subject of each sentence.
‫הוּא ַהשּׁ ֵֹפט ַהיָּ ָשׁר‬ (1)

He is the upright judge.

‫ יָ ָשׁר וְ טוֹב‬3‫ַא ָתּה ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ (2)

You are an upright and good king.

‫ֲאנִ י יְ הוָ ה‬ (3)

I am Yahweh.

‫ַא ְתּ ִא ָשּׁה יָ ָפה‬ (4)

You are a beautiful woman.

‫ִהיא ׇה ִא ָשּׁה ַה ֲח ָכ ָמה וְ ַה ַצּ ִדּ ָיקה‬ (5)

She is the wise and righteous woman.

‫ַא ֶתּם ָה ֲאנָ ִשׁים ַה ַדּ ִלּים‬ (6)

You are the poor men.

‫ֵהם ָה ֲאנָ ִשׁים ׇה ָר ִעים‬ (7)

They are the evil men.

‫ֵ֫הנָּ ה ֶה ָע ִרים ָה ָרעוֹת‬ (8)

They are the wicked cities.

‫דוֹלה‬
ָ ְ‫ֲא ַ֫נ ְחנוּ ָבּ ִעיר ַהגּ‬ (9)

We are in the great city.

‫ַא ֶתּן ַהנָּ ִשׁים ַה ֲח ָכמוֹת‬ (10)

You are the wise women.

Answer Key 8 – Pronouns 19

II. Translate the following phrases or sentences and identify the demonstrative in
each as either a demonstrative adjective or a demonstrative pronoun.

‫יְ ָשׁ ִרים ַהשּׁ ְֹפ ִטים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬ (1)

These judges are upright. (demonstrative adjective)

‫ֵ֫א ֶלּה ַהשּׁ ְֹפ ִטים ַהיְ ָשׁ ִרים‬ (2)

These are the upright judges. (demonstrative pronoun)

‫טּוֹבה‬
ָ ‫זֹאת ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה‬ (3)

This is the good land. (demonstrative pronoun)

‫טוֹבה ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַהזֹּאת‬

ָ (4)

This land is good. (demonstrative adjective)

‫ְר ָשׁעוֹת ֶה ָע ִרים ָה ֵ֫הנָּ ה‬ (5)

Those cities are wicked. (demonstrative adjective)

‫ֵ֫הנָּ ה ֶה ָע ִרים ָה ְר ָשׁעוֹת‬ (6)

Those are the wicked cities. (demonstrative pronoun)

‫ ַה ַצּ ִדּיק וְ ַהיָּ ָשׁר‬3‫הוּא ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (7)

He/That is the righteous and upright king. (personal/demonstrative

pronoun)

‫ ַההוּא‬3‫ַצ ִדּיק וְ יָ ָשׁר ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (8)

That king is righteous and upright. (demonstrative adjective)

‫זֶ ה ַהנָּ ִביא ֶה ָח ָכם‬ (9)

This is the wise prophet. (demonstrative pronoun)

‫ָח ָכם ַהנָּ ִביא ַהזֶּ ה‬ (10)

This prophet is wise. (demonstrative adjective)

20 Answer Key 8 – Pronouns

III. Translate the following sentences that illustrate the comparative use of the
preposition ‫ ִמן‬.

‫ ַההוּא‬3‫ַצ ִדּיק ׇה ֶ֫ע ֶבד ַהזֶּ ה ֵמ ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (1)

This servant is more righteous than that king.

‫ ַהזֶּ ה‬3‫ן־ה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

ַ ‫יׇ ׇשׁר ַהכּ ֵֹהן ִמ‬ (2)

The priest is more upright than this king.

‫יאים ׇה ָר ִעים‬
ִ ‫ֲח ׇכ ִמים ַהזְּ ֵקנִ ים ֵמ ַהנְּ ִב‬ (3)

The elders are more wise than the evil prophets.

‫דוֹלה ׇה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַהזֹּאת ֵמ ׇה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה ִהיא‬

‫גְּ ׇ‬ (4)

This land is greater than that land.

‫ן־ה ִאישׁ‬
‫ׇק ֶשׁה ַה ִמּ ְשׁ ׇפּט ִמ ׇ‬ (5)

The judgment is too harsh for the man.

IV. English to Hebrew. Write the following English sentences in Hebrew.

1. Those are the good books.

‫טּוֹבים‬
ִ ‫ֵהם ַה ְסּ ָפ ִרים ַה‬
2. This is the great temple.

‫יכל ַהגָּ דוֹל‬

ָ ‫זֶ ה ַה ֵה‬
3. This temple is great.

‫יכל ַהזֶּ ה‬
ָ ‫גָּ דוֹל ַה ֵה‬
4. That prophet is holy.

‫ָקדוֹשׁ ַהנָּ ִביא ַההוּא‬

5. This land is beTer than that land.

‫ן־ה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה ִהיא‬

ָ ‫טוֹבה ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַהזֹּאת ִמ‬
ָ

Answer Key 8 – Pronouns 21



I. Translate the following sets of nouns with pronominal suffixes and identify the
person, gender, and number (PGN) of each suffix.

1. ‫( ִשׁיר‬song); plural ‫ִשׁ ִירים‬

‫ִשׁ ְיר ֶכם‬ your song 2mp
‫יכם‬ ֶ ‫ִשׁ ֵיר‬ your songs 2mp
‫ִשׁ ִירי‬ my song 1cs
‫ִשׁ ַירי‬ my songs 1cs
2. ‫( ָדּ ָבר‬word); plural ‫ְדּ ׇב ִרים‬
‫ְדּ ָברוֹ‬ his word 3ms
‫ְדּ ָב ָריו‬ his words 3ms
‫ְדּ ָב ָרהּ‬ her word 3fs
‫יה‬ ָ ‫ְדּ ָב ֶ ֫ר‬ her words 3fs
3. ‫( ַעם‬people); plural ‫ַע ִמּים‬
6‫ַע ְמּ‬ your people 2ms
7‫ַע ֵמּ‬ your people 2fs
6‫ַע ֶ֫מּי‬ your peoples 2ms
7 ִ‫ַע ַ֫מּי‬ your peoples 2fs
4. ‫( ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬book); plural ‫ְס ׇפ ִרים‬
‫ִס ְפ ָרם‬ their book 3mp
‫ִס ְפ ָרן‬ their book 3fp
‫יהם‬ ֶ ‫ִס ְפ ֵר‬ their books 3mp
‫יהן‬ֶ ‫ִס ְפ ֵר‬ their books 3fp

22 Answer Key 9 – Pronominal Suffixes

5. ‫( ִמנְ ָחה‬offering); plural ‫ִמנְ חוֹת‬
‫ִמנְ ָח ִתי‬ my offering 1cs
‫ִמנְ ָחתוֹ‬ his offering 3ms
‫חוֹתי‬ַ ְ‫ִמנ‬ my offerings 1cs
‫חוֹתיו‬ ָ ְ‫ִמנ‬ his offerings 3ms
6. ‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ (law); plural ‫תּוֹרוֹת‬
‫תּוֹרתוֹ‬ ָ his law 3ms
‫תּוֹרוֹתיו‬
‫ׇ‬ his laws 3ms
‫תּוֹר ָתהּ‬ ָ her law 3fs
‫יה‬ ָ ‫תּוֹרוֹת‬ ֶ֫ her laws 3fs
7. ‫( ָאב‬father); plural ‫ָאבוֹת‬
‫ָא ִ֫בינוּ‬ our father 1cp
‫בוֹתינוּ‬ ֵ֫ ‫ֲא‬ our fathers 1cp
‫ָא ִבי‬ my father 1cs
‫בוֹתי‬ ַ ‫ֲא‬ my fathers 1cs
8. ‫( ִא ָשּׁה‬woman, wife); plural ‫נָ ִשׁים‬
‫ִא ְשׁ ִתּי‬ my wife 1cs
‫ִא ְשׁתּוֹ‬ his wife 3ms
‫נָ ַשׁי‬ my wives 1cs
‫נָ ֵ֫שׁינוּ‬ our wives 1cp
9. ‫( ַ֫בּיִת‬house); plural ‫ָ֫בּ ִתּים‬
6‫ית‬ ְ ‫ֵבּ‬ your house 2ms
‫יתם‬ ָ ‫ֵבּ‬ their house 3mp
6‫ָבּ ֶ֫תּי‬ your houses 2ms
‫יתי‬
ִ ‫ֵבּ‬ my house 1cs

Answer Key 9 – Pronominal Suffixes 23

10. ‫( ַבּת‬daughter); plural ‫ׇבּנוֹת‬
‫ִבּ ִתּי‬ my daughter 1cs
‫נוֹתי‬
ַ ‫ְבּ‬ my daughters 1cs
‫ִבּתּוֹ‬ his daughter 3ms
‫יכם‬
ֶ ‫נוֹת‬ֵ ‫ְבּ‬ your daughters 2mp

II. Translate the following prepositions with pronominal suffixes and identify the
person, gender, and number of the suffix.

1. 6‫ְל‬ to you 2ms

2. ‫ָל ֶכם‬ to you 2mp

3. ‫ָלהּ‬ to her 3fs

4. ‫ָבּ ֶהם‬ in them 3mp

5. ‫ִעמּוֹ‬ with him (it) 3ms

6. ‫ִאתּוֹ‬ with him (it) 3ms

7. ‫ִע ָמּם‬ with them 3mp

8. 7‫ִא ָתּ‬ with you 2fs

9. ‫ִמ ֶ֫מּנִּ י‬ from me 1cs

10. ‫ִמ ֶכּם‬ from you 2mp

11. ‫ֵמ ֶהן‬ from them 3fp

12. 7 ִ‫ֵא ֫ ַלי‬ to you 2fs

13. ‫ֵא ַלי‬ to me 1cs

14. ‫ָע ָליו‬ on him (it) 3ms

15. ‫יכן‬ ֶ ‫ֲע ֵל‬ on you 2fp

24 Answer Key 9 – Pronominal Suffixes



I. Give the construct form for each of the following absolute nouns (see 10.3 in the
grammar).

1. ‫נָ ָהר‬ (river) ‫נְ ַהר‬

2. ‫ָדּ ָבר‬ (word) ‫ְדּ ַבר‬
3. ‫כּוֹכ ִבים‬ ָ (stars) ‫כּוֹכ ֵבי‬
ְ
4. ‫ַע ִמּים‬ (people) ‫ַע ֵמּי‬
5. ‫֫ ֶל ֶחם‬ (bread) ‫֫ ֶל ֶחם‬
6. ‫ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬ (book) ‫ֵ֫ס ֶפר‬
7. ‫ָענָ ן‬ (cloud) ‫ֲענַ ן‬
8. ‫גְּ ַמ ִלּים‬ (camels) ‫גְּ ַמ ֵלּי‬
9. ‫ַמ ְל ָכּה‬ (queen) ‫ַמ ְל ַכּת‬
10. ‫ָפּנִ ים‬ (face) ‫ְפּנֵ י‬
11. ?‫ַמ ְל ָא‬ (messenger) ?‫ַמ ְל ַא‬
12. ‫ָשׂדוֹת‬ (fields) ‫ְשׂדוֹת‬
13. ‫ָשׁנָ ה‬ (year) ‫ְשׁנַ ת‬
14. ‫ְתּ ִפ ׇלּה‬ (prayer) ‫ְתּ ִפ ַלּת‬
15. ‫ֵל ָבב‬ (heart) ‫ְל ַבב‬
16. ‫נְ ֻאם‬ (saying) ‫נְ ֻאם‬
17. ‫בוּלים‬ ִ ְ‫גּ‬ (borders) ‫בוּלי‬
ֵ ְ‫גּ‬
18. ‫ֵשׁמוֹת‬ (names) ‫ְשׁמוֹת‬
19. ‫תּוֹרה‬ ָ (law) ‫תּוֹרת‬ ַ
20. ‫גִּ בּוֹר‬ (warrior) ‫גִּ בּוֹר‬

Answer Key 10 – Construct Chain 25

II. Give the irregular construct form for each of the following absolute nouns. All
of these forms appear in chapter 10 of the grammar or in the grammar’s
lexicon.

1. ‫֫בַּיִת‬ (house) ‫ֵבּית‬

2. ‫ִא ָשּׁה‬ (woman) ‫ֵ֫א ֶשת‬
3. ‫ָ֫מוֶ ת‬ (death) ‫מוֹת‬
4. ‫ְבּ ָר ָכה‬ (blessing) ‫ִבּ ְר ַכּת‬
5. ‫ַ֫מיִם‬ (water) ‫ֵמי‬
6. ‫ָאב‬ (father) ‫ֲא ִבי‬
7. ‫ְמ ָל ִכים‬ (kings) ‫ַמ ְל ֵכי‬
8. ‫ֲאנָ ִשׁים‬ (men) ‫ַאנְ ֵשׁי‬
9. ‫ָאח‬ (brother) ‫ֲא ִחי‬
10. ‫ְדּ ָב ִרים‬ (words) ‫ִדּ ְב ֵרי‬

III. Hebrew to English. Translate each of the following construct chains. Consult
the grammar’s lexicon when necessary.

‫תּוֹרוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל? ַהטּוֹב וְ ַהיָּ ָשׁר‬ (1)

the laws of the good and upright king

‫ְבּנוֹת ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה ַהיָּ ָפה‬ (2)

the daughters of the beautiful queen

‫דוֹלה‬
ָ ְ‫יכ ֵלי ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה ַהגּ‬
ְ ‫ֵה‬ (3)

the palaces of the great queen

‫ִדּ ְב ֵרי ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬ (4)

the words of the book

‫טּוֹבים‬
ִ ‫ַע ְב ֵדי ַהנָּ ִביא ַה‬ (5)

the good servants of the prophet

26 Answer Key 10 – Construct Chain

 ‫ֵ֫א ֶשׁת ָה ִאישׁ ַההוּא‬ (6)

the wife of that man

‫ְשׁמוֹת ְבּנֵ י יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל‬ (7)

the names of the sons of Israel

‫נְ ֵשׁי ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל? ַהיָּ פוֹת‬ (8)

the beautiful wives of the king

‫יאי ָה ִעיר ָה ָר ָעה‬

ֵ ‫נְ ִב‬ (9)

the prophets of the evil city

‫דוֹלים‬
ִ ְ‫יאים ַהגּ‬
ִ ‫ְבּנֵ י ַהנְּ ִב‬ (10)

the sons of the great prophets / the great sons of the prophets

IV. English to Hebrew. With the use of the grammar’s lexicon when necessary,
compose the following construct chains in Hebrew.

1. the wicked king of the land

‫ֶ֫מּ ֶל? ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ָה ָר ָשׁע‬

2. the words of the good prophet

‫ִדּ ְב ֵרי ַהנְּ ִביא ַהטּוֹב‬

3. the wife of that man

‫ֵ֫א ֶשׁת ָה ִאישׁ ַההוּא‬

4. the laws of the good land

‫טּוֹבה‬
ָ ‫תּוֹרוֹת ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה‬
5. the names of the sons of Israel

‫ְשׁמוֹת ְבּנֵ י יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל‬

Answer Key 10 – Construct Chain 27



I. Bible Translation. Translate the following biblical texts that contain Hebrew
numbers. Proper names are identified by gray text.

(Gen 5:3) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וּמ ַאת‬
ְ ‫לשׁים‬
ִ ‫( ׇא ׇדם ְשׁ‬and [he] lived) ‫וַ יְ ִחי‬ (1)

And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years.

(Gen 5:6) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וּמ ַאת‬
ְ ‫וַ יְ ִחי־ ֵשׁת ׇח ֵמשׁ ׇשׁנִ ים‬ (2)

And Seth lived one hundred and five years.

(Gen 5:9) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וַ יְ ִחי ֱאנוֹשׁ ִתּ ְשׁ ִעים‬ (3)

And Enosh lived ninety years.

(Gen 5:12) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וַ יְ ִחי ֵקינׇ ן ִשׁ ְב ִעים‬ (4)

And Kenan lived seventy years.

(Gen 5:15) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וַ יְ ִחי ַמ ֲה ַל ְל ֵאל ׇח ֵמשׁ ׇשׁנִ ים וְ ִשׁ ִשּׁים‬ (5)

And Mahalalel lived sixty five years.

(Gen 5:18) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וּמ ַאת‬
ְ ‫וַ יְ ִחי־יֶ ֶרד ְשׁ ַתּיִם וְ ִשׁ ִשּׁים ׇשׁנׇ ה‬ (6)

And Jared lived one hundred and sixty two years.

(Gen 5:25) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ׇ‬ ‫וּמ ַאת‬
ְ ‫וּשׁמֹנִ ים ׇשׁנׇ ה‬
ְ ‫תוּשׁ ַלח ֶשׁ ַבע‬
ֶ ‫וַ יְ ִחי ְמ‬ (7)

And Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty seven years.

28 Answer Key 11 – Numbers

 ‫וּת ַשׁע‬
ְ ‫תוּשׁ ַלח ֵתּ ַשׁע וְ ִשׁ ִשּׁים ׇשׁנׇ ה‬
ֶ ‫ל־יְמי ְמ‬
ֵ ‫( ׇכּ‬and [they] were) ‫וַ יִּ ְהיוּ‬ (8)

(Gen 5:27) ‫שׁנׇ ה‬

‫ֵמאוֹת ׇ‬
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty nine years.

‫ים־אַמּה‬
ָ ‫מֹה ַליהוָ ה ִשׁ ִשּׁ‬F‫ ְשׁ‬D‫[( ַה ֶמּ ֶל‬he] built) ‫וְ ַה ַבּיִת ֲא ֶשׁר ָבּנָ ה‬ ‫‏‬ (9)

(1 Kgs 6:2) ‫שׂ ִרים ָר ְחבּוֹ‬ ְ ‫אָרכּוֹ וְ ֶע‬

ְ
And the house that King Solomon built for Yahweh; its length was sixty

cubits and its width twenty.

(Ex 37:6) ‫ָר ְח ָבּהּ‬ ‫אַמּה וָ ֵח ִצי‬

ָ ְ‫אָר ָכּהּ ו‬ ‫‏‬
ְ ‫אַמּ ַתיִם וָ ֵח ִצי‬
ָ (10)

Two cubits and a half was its length and a cubit and a half was its width.

Answer Key 11 – Numbers 29

 2 1
1 1 1 2
I. Identify each of the following verbs (given in their lexical form) as either strong
or weak. For each verb that is weak, give its classification (I-GuAural, II-GuAural,
III-‫ה‬, etc.). Consult the chart in 12.13 of the grammar if necessary.
1 1
22

1. ‫ָע ַמד‬ weak I-GuAural

2. ‫גׇּ ַאל‬ weak II-GuAural

3. ‫ׇבּ ַרח‬ weak II-GuAural; III-‫ח‬/‫ע‬

4. ‫ָק ַטל‬ strong

5. ‫ָק ַבץ‬ strong

6. ‫ָע ָשׂה‬ weak I-GuAural; III-‫ה‬

7. ‫ָבּנָ ה‬ weak III-‫ה‬

8. ‫ָא ַהב‬ weak I-GuAural, II-GuAural

9. ‫ׇכּ ַתב‬ strong

10. ‫ָס ַבב‬ weak Geminate

11. ‫ָמ ָצא‬ weak III-‫א‬

12. ‫ׇשׁ ַמע‬ weak III-‫ח‬/‫ע‬

13. ‫ָר ׇעה‬ weak I-GuAural; II-GuAural; III-‫ה‬

14. ‫ָשׁ ַמר‬ strong

15. ‫ָע ָלה‬ weak I-GuAural; III-‫ה‬

30 Exercise 12 – Introduction to Verbs

 1 3
3 3 1 3
Paradigm Memorization. Before working through the following exercises, you must
first memorize the Qal Perfect paradigm of ‫( ׇק ַטל‬13.5). After doing this, you should
practice with other strong verbs. The vocabulary for chapter 13 contains a number of
strong verbs that can be used for this type of exercise (13.7). Remember to start with
the 3ms form and conclude with the 1cp form. Finally, be sure to practice both the
writing and the oral recitation of the paradigm.

I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and ver-
bal root of the following verbs.

1 1 3

1. ‫ְשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּם‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫שׁמר‬

2. ‫ׇכּ ַתב‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫כתב‬
3. ‫ָ ֽר ְדפוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫רדף‬
4. ‫זָ ַ֫כ ְר ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫זכר‬
5. ‫ָי ְֽל ָדה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫ילד‬
6. ‫זָ ַכ ְר ְתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2fs ‫זכר‬
7. ‫ָק ַ֫ב ְצ ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫קבץ‬
8. ‫יְ ַשׁ ְב ֶתּן‬ Qal Perfect 2fp ‫ישׁב‬
9. ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְרנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫שׁמר‬
10. ‫זְ ַכ ְר ֶתּם‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫זכר‬

Answer Key 13 – Qal Perfect Strong Verbs 31

II. Give the following forms in Hebrew.

1. Qal Perfect 3cp ‫נׇ ַפל‬ ‫ָנ ְֽפלוּ‬

2. Qal Perfect 1cp ‫ׇשׁ ַמר‬ ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְרנוּ‬

3. Qal Perfect 3ms ‫ׇפּ ַקד‬ ‫ָפּ ַקד‬

4. Qal Perfect 2ms ‫זָ ַכר‬ ‫זָ ַ֫כ ְר ָתּ‬

5. Qal Perfect 2fp ‫ָכּ ַתב‬ ‫ְכּ ַת ְב ֶתּן‬

6. Qal Perfect 3fs ‫ָל ַכד‬ ‫ָ ֽל ְכ ָדה‬

7. Qal Perfect 2fs ‫ָק ַטל‬ ‫ָק ַט ְל ְתּ‬

8. Qal Perfect 1cs ‫יָ ַשׁב‬ ‫יָ ַ֫שׁ ְב ִתּי‬

9. Qal Perfect 2mp ‫יָ ַרשׁ‬ ‫יְ ַר ְשׁ ֶתּם‬

10. Qal Perfect 1cs ‫נָ ַתן‬ ‫נָ ַ֫ת ִתּי‬

11. Qal Perfect 1cp ‫ָשׁ ַכן‬ ‫ָשׁ ַ֫כנּוּ‬

12. Qal Perfect 1cs ‫ָכּ ַרת‬ ‫ָכּ ַ ֫ר ִתּי‬

32 Answer Key 13 – Qal Perfect Strong Verbs

III. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫ת־התּוֹרוֹת‬
ַ ‫ְשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּם ֶא‬ (1)

You have kept the laws.

‫ת־ה ֲאנָ ִשׁים‬

ָ ‫ָ ֽמ ְצאוּ ֶא‬ (2)

They found the men.

‫ת־ה ְדּ ָב ִרים‬
ַ ‫ָ ֽכּ ְת ָבה ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה ַבּ ֵ֫סּ ֶפר ֶא‬ (3)

The queen wrote the words in the book.

‫יאים‬
ִ ‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַהנְּ ִב‬
ִ ‫זָ ַכ ְר ְתּ ֶא‬ (4)

You remembered the words of the prophets.

‫ת־ה ִמּ ְצוֹת‬
ַ ‫ת־התּוֹרוֹת וְ ֶא‬
ַ ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְרנוּ ֶא‬ (5)

We have observed the laws and the commandments.

IV. English to Hebrew. Write each of the sentences below in Hebrew.

1. The prophet wrote in the book.

‫ָכּ ַתב ַהנָּ ִביא ַבּ ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬

2. You (2ms) remembered the covenant.

‫ת־ה ְבּ ִרית‬
ַ ‫זָ ַ֫כ ְר ָתּ ֶא‬
3. The king sent his servant to the prophet.

‫ל־הנָּ ִביא‬
ַ ‫ת־ע ְבדּוֹ ֶא‬
ַ ‫ ֶא‬M‫ָשׁ ַלח ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬
4. You (2fp) dwelt in the city.

‫יְ ַשׁ ְב ֶתּן ָבּ ִעיר‬

5. We remembered his laws.

‫ת־תּוֹרוֹתיו‬
ָ ‫זָ ַ֫כ ְרנוּ ֶא‬

Answer Key 13 – Qal Perfect Strong Verbs 33


1
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and ver-
bal root of the following verbs.

4 4 1 44
1. ‫ָעלוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫עלה‬
2. ‫ֲע ַב ְד ֶתּם‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫עבד‬
3. ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְע ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫שׁמע‬
4. ‫יָ ָ֫צאנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫יצא‬
5. ‫ָ ֽבּנְ ָתה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫בנה‬
6. ‫ָכּ ַ ֫ר ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫כרת‬
7. ‫אתי‬
ִ ‫נָ ָ֫שׂ‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫נשׂא‬
8. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ָע ִ֫שׂ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫עשׂה‬
9. ‫ָר ֲא ָתה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫ראה‬
10. ‫יתם‬
ֶ ‫ֲע ִשׂ‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫עשׂה‬
11. ‫ָבּנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫בנה‬
12. ‫את‬
ָ ‫ָמ ָ֫צ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫מצא‬
13. ‫וֹת‬
ָ ‫ַס ֫בּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫סבב‬
14. ‫ַ֫שׂ ְמ ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫ִשׂים‬
15. ‫ַ ֫ק ְמנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫קוּם‬

34 Answer Key 14 – Qal Perfect Weak Verbs

II. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫דוֹלה‬
‫ל־ה ִעיר ַהגְּ ׇ‬
ָ ‫ָעלוּ ָה ֲאנָ ִשׁים ֶא‬ (1)

The men went up to the great city.

‫תּוֹרה‬
ָ ‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ַה‬
ִ ‫ֲע ַב ְר ֶתּם ֶא‬ (2)

You transgressed the commandments of the law.

‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ל־ה ֵה‬
ַ ‫ָ ֽה ְל ָכה ָה ִא ָשּׁה ֶא‬ (3)

The woman went to the temple.

E‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

ִ ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְע ָתּ ֶא‬ (4)

You have heard the commandments of the king.

‫יכל גָּ דוֹל‬
ָ ‫ָ ֽבּנְ ָתה ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה ֵה‬ (5)

The queen built a great temple.

‫ת־ה ֲא ָבנִ ים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬

ָ ‫אתי ֶא‬
ִ ‫נָ ָ֫שׂ‬ (6)

I lifted up these stones.

‫ית ֶ֫ח ֶסד ִע ָ֫מּנוּ וְ ֵאת ַע ֵמּי ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ‬

ָ ‫ָע ִ֫שׂ‬ (7)

You have performed steadfast love with us and with the people of the land.

‫ל־ה ִמּזְ ֵבּ ַח‬

ַ ‫ת־ה ְכּ ִלי ַע‬
ַ ‫ַ֫שׂ ְמ ִתּי ֶא‬ (8)

I have set the vessel on the altar.

‫ל־א ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַ ֫ריִ ם‬

ֶ֫ ‫ ָח ָדשׁ ַע‬E‫ָקם ֶ֫מ ֶל‬ (9)

A new king arose over the land of Egypt.

‫יאים וְ ַהכּ ֲֹהנִ ים ָה ִ֫ע ָירה‬

ִ ‫֫בָּאוּ ַהנְּ ִב‬ (10)

The prophets and the priests came to the city.

Answer Key 14 – Qal Perfect Weak Verbs 35

III. English to Hebrew. Write each of the sentences below in Hebrew.

1. The woman went to the temple.

‫יכ ָלה‬
ָ֫ ‫ָ ֽה ְל ָכה ָה ִא ָשּׁה ֵה‬
2. I lifted up these stones.

‫ת־ה ֲא ָבנִ ים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬

ָ ‫אתי ֶא‬
ִ ‫נָ ָ֫שׂ‬
3. You (2ms) made (cut) a covenant with my people.

‫ת־ע ִמּי‬
ַ ‫ָכּ ַ ֫ר ָתּ ְבּ ִרית ֶא‬
4. They sang a new song to God.

‫הים‬N‫א‬
ִ ‫ת־שׁיר ָח ָדשׁ ֵל‬
ִ ‫ִשׁירוּ ֶא‬
5. A new king arose over the land of Egypt.

‫ל־א ֶרץ ִמ ְצ ַ ֫ריִם‬

ֶ֫ ‫ ָח ָדשׁ ַע‬E‫ָקם ֶ֫מ ֶל‬

36 Answer Key 14 – Qal Perfect Weak Verbs

 5
1 5 5 5
Paradigm Memorization. Before working through the following exercises, you must
first memorize the Qal Imperfect paradigm of ‫( ָק ַטל‬15.3). After doing this, you
should practice with other strong verbs (15.5 for other strong verbs). Be sure to prac-
tice both the wriGen and the oral recitation of the paradigm.

I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and ver-
bal root of the following verbs.

1 5

1. ‫ִתּ ְמ ְכּרוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫מכר‬

2. ‫יִ ְרדּ ֹף‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫רדף‬

3. ‫ִתּ ְקבֹּץ‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫קבץ‬

4. ‫ִתּ ְכ ְרתוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫כרת‬

5. ‫יִ ְשׁ ְמרוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫שׁמר‬

6. ‫נִ ְשׁמֹר‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫שׁמר‬

7. ‫יִמ ְלכוּ‬
ְ Qal Imperfect 3mp 9‫מל‬

8. ‫ִתּזְ ֫כֹּ ְרנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫זכר‬

9. ‫ִתּ ְכ ְתּ ִבי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫כתב‬

10. ‫ֶא ְשׁבֹּר‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁבר‬

Answer Key 15 – Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs 37

II. Give the following forms in Hebrew.

1. Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫ָק ַטל‬ ‫ֶא ְקטֹל‬

2. Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫ָמ ַכר‬ ‫יִמכֹּר‬
ְ
3. Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫ָק ַבץ‬ ‫ִתּ ְק ְבּ ִצי‬
4. Qal Imperfect 3fs ‫ָל ַכד‬ ‫ִתּ ְלכֹּד‬
5. Qal Imperfect 2ms ‫ָשׂ ַרף‬ ‫ִתּ ְשׂר ֹף‬
6. Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫ָכּ ַתב‬ ‫יִ ְכ ְתּבוּ‬
7. Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫זָ ַכר‬ ‫ִתּזְ ְכּרוּ‬
8. Qal Imperfect 3fp ‫ָשׁ ַמר‬ ‫מ ְרנָ ה‬
ֹ ֫ ‫ִתּ ְשׁ‬
9. Qal Imperfect 2fp ‫ָשׁ ַמר‬ ‫מ ְרנָ ה‬
ֹ ֫ ‫ִתּ ְשׁ‬
10. Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫ָדּ ַרשׁ‬ ‫נִ ְדר ֹשׁ‬

III. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫הים‬B
ִ ‫ת־תּוֹרת ֱא‬
ַ ‫ַהשּׁ ְֹפ ִטים יִ ְשׁ ְמרוּ ֶא‬ (1)

The judges will keep the law of God.

‫ת־ע ֵמּי ָה ָ֫א ֶרץ‬

ַ ‫לֹא ִתּ ְכ ְרתוּ ְב ִרית ֶא‬ (2)

You will not make (cut) a covenant with the people of the land.

‫ירוּשׁ ֫ ַליִ ם‬
ָ ‫יִמ ְלכוּ ִבּ‬
ְ ‫ וְ ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה‬9‫ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (3)

The king and the queen will reign in Jerusalem.

‫ת־ה ָע ִרים ָה ָרעוֹת ָבּ ֵאשׁ‬

ֶ ‫ֲה ִת ְשׂ ְרפוּ ֶא‬ (4)

Will you burn the evil cities with fire?

‫ַבּיּוֹם ַההוּא ֶא ְדר ֹשׁ ֶאת־יְ הוָ ה‬ (5)

In that day, I will seek Yahweh.

38 Answer Key 15 – Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs

IV. English to Hebrew. Write each of the sentences below in Hebrew.

1. He will pursue the enemies of the king to the wilderness.

‫ל־ה ִמּ ְד ָבּר‬
ַ ‫ ֶא‬9‫יִ ְרדּ ֹף ֶאת־א ֵֹיְבי ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬
2. The judges will observe the law of God.

‫הים‬B
ִ ‫ת־תּוֹרת ֱא‬
ַ ‫ַהשּׁ ְֹפ ִטים יִ ְשׁ ְמרוּ ֶא‬
3. They (3fp) will remember the dream.

‫ת־ה ֲחלוֹם‬
ַ ‫ִתּזְ ֫כֹּ ְרנָ ה ֶא‬
4. I will break the stone tablets (the tablets of stone).

‫ֶא ְשׁבֹּר ֶאת־לוּחוֹת ָה ֶ֫א ֶבן‬

5. In that day, I will seek Yahweh.

‫ַבּיּוֹם ַההוּא ֶא ְדר ֹשׁ ֶאת־יְ הוָ ה‬

Answer Key 15 – Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs 39


6 1
In this exercise, we will focus on the following Qal Imperfect weak verb categories:
I-Gu=ural, I-‫א‬, II-Gu=ural, III-‫ח‬/‫ע‬, III-‫א‬, and III-‫ה‬.

I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and ver-
bal root of the following verbs.

1. ‫ִתּגְ ַאל‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫גאל‬

2. ‫ְיִב ֲחרוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫בחר‬
3. ‫ֶא ְשׂ ַמח‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׂמח‬
4. ‫ִתּ ְשׁ ַ֫מ ְענָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫שׁמע‬
5. ‫ֶתּ ֶחזְ ִקי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫חזק‬
6. ‫ַתּ ֲע ֫מ ְֹדנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫עמד‬
7. ‫אמר‬
ַ ֹ‫נ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫אמר‬
8. ‫אמרוּ‬
ְ ֹ‫תּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫אמר‬
9. ‫ִתּ ְמ ְצ ִאי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫מצא‬
10. ‫יַ ַעזְ בוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫עזב‬
11. ‫אמר‬
ַ ֹ‫י‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫אמר‬
12. ‫ַתּ ַע ְמ ִדי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫עמד‬
13. ‫נֶ ֱחזַ ק‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫חזק‬
14. ‫ֶא ֱהר ֹג‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫הרג‬
15. ‫אכ ְלנָ ה‬
ַ֫ ֹ ‫תּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫אכל‬

40 Answer Key 16a – Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs

II. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫ל־ה ַ֫בּיִת‬
ַ ‫ ֶא‬A‫ת־בּ ְתּ‬
ִ ‫ וְ ֶא‬A ְ‫ת־בּנ‬
ִ ‫ַבּ ֫בֹּ ֶקר ִתּ ְשׁ ַלח ֶא‬ (1)

In the morning, you will send your son and your daughter to the house.

‫ יְ הוָ ה ְצ ָבאוֹת‬1‫ֶא ְשׂ ַמח ְבּ ֵשׁם‬ (2)

I will rejoice in the name of Yahweh of armies (the Lord of hosts).

‫נִ ְב ַטח ְבּ ֵשׁם יְ הוָ ה ְצ ׇבאוֹת‬ (3)

We will trust in the name of Yahweh of armies (the Lord of hosts).

‫יהן‬
ֶ ‫לֹא ִתּ ְשׁ ַ֫מ ְענָ ה ְבּנוֹת ַהזָּ ֵקן ֶאל־קוֹל ֲא ִב‬ (4)

The daughters of the elder will not listen to the voice of their father.

‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ ִתּ ְמ ְצאוּ ַבּ ֵה‬J‫ת־ע ֶבד ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬
ֶ֫ ‫ֶא‬ (5)

You will find the servant of the king in the temple.

‫ַע ְב ֵדי ַפ ְרעֹה יַ ַע ְברוּ ָבּ ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה ִהיא‬ (6)

The servants of Pharaoh will pass through that land.

‫אבדוּ ַבּ ִמּ ְל ָח ָמה‬
ֵ ֹ ‫ַהנְּ ָע ִרים י‬ (7)

The young men will perish in the ba=le.

‫נִ ְבנֶ ה ָע ִרים ַרבּוֹת ָבּ ָ֫א ֶרץ ַה ִהיא‬ (8)

We will build many cities in that land.

1. The noun ‫ ֵשׁם‬appears in the construct state, even though the long vowel Tsere has not
reduced to Seghol in this closed, unaccented syllable.

Answer Key 16a – Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs 41


6 1
In this exercise we will focus on the following Qal Imperfect weak verb categories:
Biconsonantal, Geminate, I-‫נ‬, I-‫י‬, and doubly weak verbs.

I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and ver-
bal root of the following verbs.

1. ‫יָ ִשׁית‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫ִשׁית‬

2. ‫יָ ֫שׁוּבוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫שׁוּב‬
3. ‫ָא ִשׂים‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫ִשׂים‬
4. ‫ָתּ ִ֫בינוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫ִבּין‬
5. ‫נָ ִשׁיר‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫ִשׁיר‬
6. ‫וֹאי‬
ִ ‫ָתּ ֫ב‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫בּוֹא‬
7. ‫יָ רוּץ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫רוּץ‬
8. ‫ְתּ ֻס ֫בֶּינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫סבב‬
9. ‫יִ ְפּלוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫נפל‬
10. ‫ֵתּ ֵלד‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫ילד‬
11. ‫ֵתּ ְשׁ ִבי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫ישׁב‬
12. ‫ִתּ ְתּנִ י‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫נתן‬
13. ‫ֵא ֵרד‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫ירד‬
14. ‫יֵ ְלכוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫הלך‬
15. ‫נִ ַירשׁ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫ירשׁ‬

42 Answer Key 16b – Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs

16. ‫ַתּ ֲע ֶ֫שׂינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫עשׂה‬
17. ‫יִ ְהיוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫היה‬
18. ‫ֶא ֱענֶ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫ענה‬
19. ‫ֶתּ ֶח ְטאוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫חטא‬
20. ‫יִ ַסּע‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫נסע‬
21. ‫ֵתּ ְצאוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫יצא‬
22. ‫ִתּ ֶ֫טּינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נטה‬
23. ‫ִתּ ָשּׂא‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫נשׂא‬
24. ‫יֶ ֱא ַהב‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫אהב‬
25. ‫ֶא ַסּע‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫נסע‬
26. ‫ְיִבנוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫בנה‬
27. ‫ִתּ ְב ֶ֫נינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫בנה‬
28. ‫נִ ְבנֶ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫בנה‬
29. ‫יִ ְכ ֶלה‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫כלה‬
30. ‫ִתּ ְבנִ י‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫בנה‬

Answer Key 16b – Qal Imperfect Weak Verbs 43



I. Parsing: Imperfects with Waw Consecutive. Identify the verbal stem,

conjugation, person, gender, number, and verbal root of the following verbs.
Additionally, be certain to indicate the presence of the Waw Consecutive.

1. ‫אמר‬
ֶ ֹ ‫וַ יּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫אמר‬ Waw Consecutive

2. ‫וַ יִּ זְ כֹּר‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫זכר‬ Waw Consecutive

3. ‫וָ ֶא ְר ֶאה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫ראה‬ Waw Consecutive

4. ‫וַ יָּבֹא‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בּוֹא‬ Waw Consecutive

5. ‫וַ יַּ ַעשׂ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫עשׂה‬ Waw Consecutive

6. ‫וַ יֵּ ֶרד‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫ירד‬ Waw Consecutive

7. ‫וַ יִּ ְק ָרא‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫קרא‬ Waw Consecutive

8. ‫וַ יִּ ַסּע‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫נסע‬ Waw Consecutive

9. ‫וַ ֶיִּבן‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בנה‬ Waw Consecutive

10. ‫וַ יֵּ ְלכוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫הלך‬ Waw Consecutive

44 Answer Key 17 – Waw Consecutive

III. Parsing: Perfects with Waw Consecutive. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation,
person, gender, number, and verbal root of the following verbs. Additionally,
be certain to indicate the presence of the Waw Consecutive.

1. ‫וְ ָ ֽשׁ ְלחוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫שׁלח‬ Waw Consecutive

2. ‫וּשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּם‬
ְ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫שׁמר‬ Waw Consecutive

3. ‫וְ ָכ ַת ְב ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫כתב‬ Waw Consecutive

4. ‫ישׁ ְב ֶתּם‬
ַ ִ‫ו‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫ישׁב‬ Waw Consecutive

5. ‫וְ נָ ַת ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫נתן‬ Waw Consecutive

6. ‫וְ ָא ַה ְב ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫אהב‬ Waw Consecutive

7. ‫וְ זָ ַכ ְר ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫זכר‬ Waw Consecutive

8. ‫וְ ָ ֽל ְקחוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫לקח‬ Waw Consecutive

9. ‫וְ ָ ֽא ְמרוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫אמר‬ Waw Consecutive

10. ‫יתי‬
ִ ִ‫וְ ָהי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫היה‬ Waw Consecutive

Answer Key 17 – Waw Consecutive 45

 8

I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and
verbal root or lexical form of the following verbs. This exercise contains Perfect,
Imperfect, and Imperative verbs. Remember that Imperative verbs are always
second person.

1 1 11

1. ‫ָ ֽכּ ְתבוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫כתב‬

2. ‫ִתּ ְכ ְתּבוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫כתב‬
3. ‫ִכּ ְתבּוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫כתב‬
4. ‫ִק ְב ִצי‬ Qal Imperative 2fs ‫קבץ‬
5. ‫יָ ַ֫שׁ ְבנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫ישׁב‬
6. ‫נְ פֹל‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫נפל‬
7. ‫ִתּזְ ֫כֹּ ְרנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫זכר‬
8. ‫זְ ֫כֹ ְרנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫זכר‬
9. ‫מ ְרנָ ה‬
ֹ ֫ ‫ְשׁ‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫שׁמר‬
10. ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ְרנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫שׁמר‬
11. ‫ִתּ ְשׁ ְל ִחי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫שׁלח‬
12. ‫ִשׁ ְל ִחי‬ Qal Imperative 2fs ‫שׁלח‬
13. ‫ְשׂ ַבע‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׂבע‬

46 Answer Key 18 – Qal Imperative

14. ‫יִ ְשׂ ַבּע‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫שׂבע‬
15. ‫ָ ֽק ְראוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫קרא‬
16. ‫ִק ְראוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫קרא‬
17. ‫ֲע ֵלה‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫עלה‬
18. ‫ַדּע‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫ידע‬
19. ‫ֲע ֫ ֶלינָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫עלה‬
20. ‫נְ ֫ ֹפ ְלנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫נפל‬
21. ‫ֶ֫שׂאנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫נשׂא‬
22. ‫ָעשׂוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫עשׂה‬
23. ‫ֲע ִשׂי‬ Qal Imperative 2fs ‫עשׂה‬
24. ‫ֲעשׂוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫עשׂה‬
25. ‫וּמי‬
ִ ‫֫ק‬ Qal Imperative 2fs ‫קוּם‬
26. ‫ְבּ ֶ֫נינָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫בנה‬
27. ‫נְ ֶ֫טינָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫נטה‬
28. ‫נְ ֵטה‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫נטה‬
29. ‫ְראוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫ראה‬
30. ‫֫סֹ ְבנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫סבב‬

Answer Key 18 – Qal Imperative 47

II. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫ת־ה ְדּ ָב ִרים ַבּ ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬

ַ ‫ִכּ ְתבוּ ֶא‬ (1)

Write the words in the book.

I‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

ִ ‫מ ְרנָ ה ֶא‬
ֹ ֫ ‫ְשׁ‬ (2)

Keep the commandments of the king.

‫ת־אנְ ֵשׁי ָה ִעיר‬

ַ ‫ִק ְבצוּ ֶא‬ (3)

Gather the men of the city.

‫ת־שׁלוֹם ָה ִעיר‬
ְ ‫ְדּר ֹשׁ ֶא‬ (4)

Seek the peace of the city.

I‫ית‬
ֵ ‫קוּמי ְל ִכי ְל ֵב‬
ִ ‫אַתּ‬ְ ְ‫ו‬ (5)

And you, arise, go to your house.

III. English to Hebrew. Translate the following English sentences into Hebrew.

1. Remember (2ms) the songs of the fathers!

‫ת־שׁ ֵירי ָה ָאבוֹת‬

ִ ‫זְ כֹר ֶא‬
2. Judge (2fs) these men!

‫ת־ה ֲאנָ ִשׁים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬

ָ ‫ִשׁ ְפ ִטי ֶא‬
3. Close (2ms) the gate of the city!

‫ת־שׁ ַער ָה ִעיר‬

ַ֫ ‫ְסגֹר ֶא‬
4. Kill (2mp) the men!

‫ת־ה ֲאנָ ִשׁים‬

ָ ‫ִק ְטלוּ ֶא‬
5. Judge (2fp) the nations!

‫ת־הגּוֹיִ ים‬
ַ ‫ְשׁפ ְֹטנָ ה ֶא‬

48 Answer Key 18 – Qal Imperative

 1
1 1
I. Parsing: Perfect. Parse the following Perfect verbs with pronominal suffixes. Be
certain to identify the person, gender, and number of the suffix.

1. !‫גְּ ַא ְל ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫גאל‬ 2ms

2. ‫זְ ַכ ְר ַתּנִ י‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫זכר‬ 1cs

3. ‫ֲח ָשׁ ָבהּ‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫חשׁב‬ 3fs

4. !‫יְ ָל ַד ְת‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫ילד‬ 2ms

5. ‫יְ ָל ַד ְתנִ י‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫ילד‬ 1cs

6. ‫אתיהוּ‬
ִ ‫ְמ ָצ‬ Qal Perfect 2fs/1cs ‫מצא‬ 3ms

7. ‫ֲע ָב ָדהּ‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫עבד‬ 3fs

8. ‫ֲע ָבדוּם‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫עבד‬ 3mp

9. ‫ֲעזָ ַבנִ י‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫עזב‬ 1cs

10. ‫ֲעזַ ְבנֻ הוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫עזב‬ 3ms

11. >‫ֲעזַ ְב ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 2fs/1cs ‫עזב‬ 2fs

12. >‫ֲעזָ בוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫עזב‬ 2fs

13. ‫ְר ָדפוּנִ י‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫רדף‬ 1cs

14. ‫ְשׁ ָחטוֹ‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫שׁחט‬ 3ms

15. ‫ְשׁ ַל ְח ָתּנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫שׁלח‬ 1cp

Answer Key 19 – Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs 49

II. Parsing: Imperfect. Parse the following Imperfect verbs with pronominal
suffixes. Be certain to identify the person, gender, and number of the suffix.

1. ‫ֶא ְב ָח ֵרהוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫בחר‬ 3ms

2. ‫ְיִבנֵ ם‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בנה‬ 3mp

3. > ֵ‫ֶא ְבנ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫בנה‬ 2fs

4. ‫יִ גְ ָא ֶלנּוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫גאל‬ 3ms/1cp

5. ‫ִתּ ְד ְר ֻשׁהוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫דרשׁ‬ 3ms

6. ‫ֶאזְ ָר ֵעם‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫זרע‬ 3mp

1
7. ‫יַ ַה ְרגֵ הוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫הרג‬ 3ms

8. ‫יַ ַה ְרגֻ הוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫הרג‬ 3ms

9. ‫ֶאזְ ְכּ ֶרנּוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫זכר‬ 3ms/1cp

10. !‫ֶא ֱע ָב ְד‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫עבד‬ 2ms

11. !‫נַ ַע ְב ֶדּ‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫עבד‬ 2ms

12. ‫יַ ַע ְב ֻדנִ י‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫עבד‬ 1cs

13. !‫יר ְשׁ‬

ֽ ָ ִ‫י‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫ירשׁ‬ 2ms

14. ‫יִ ָירשׁוּם‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫ירשׁ‬ 3mp

15. ‫יִ ָיר ֻשׁם‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫ירשׁ‬ 3mp

1. In selected forms (such as numbers 7, 8, and 12 in this exercise), the Daghesh

Lene that is expected in the begadkephat consonant after the Silent Shewa is given
up. This loss of Daghesh Lene (in a begadkephat consonant) after a closed syllable
was encountered in the grammar with Segholate nouns (10.3.3) and with two
Imperative forms (18.7). It occurs in other circumstances as well.

50 Answer Key 19 – Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs

III. Parsing: Imperative. Parse the following Imperative verbs with pronominal
suffixes. Be certain to identify the person, gender, and number of the suffix.

1. ‫ָכּ ְת ָבהּ‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫כתב‬ 3fs

2. ‫ָכּ ְת ֵבם‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫כתב‬ 3mp

3. ‫ָעזְ ֵרנִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫עזר‬ 1cs

4. ‫ִע ְב ֻדהוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫עבד‬ 3ms

5. ‫ִדּ ְרשׁוּנִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫דרשׁ‬ 1cs

6. ‫ִתּ ְפשׂוּם‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫תפשׂ‬ 3mp

7. ‫בוּה‬
ָ ְ‫ִעז‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫עזב‬ 3fs

8. ‫ִעזְ ֻבנִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫עזב‬ 1cs

9. ‫ְשׁ ָמ ֵענִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁמע‬ 1cs

10. ‫ְשׁ ָמ ֶענָּ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁמע‬ 3fs

11. ‫ְשׁ ָמעוּנִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫שׁמע‬ 1cs

12. ‫ְשׁ ָל ֵחנִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁלח‬ 1cs

13. ‫גְּ ָא ָלהּ‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫גאל‬ 3fs

14. ‫ֲענֵ נִ י‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫ענה‬ 1cs

15. ‫ָק ֶחנּוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫לקח‬ 3ms/1cp

Answer Key 19 – Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs 51


/ //
I. Strong and Weak Verbs. The following exercise is composed primarily of
Infinitive Construct forms, some with a prepositional prefix and/or a pronomi-
nal suffix. For the Infinitive Construct, identify the stem, conjugation, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix and/or suffix.

2 0 / / /

1. ‫ִלזְ כֹּר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫זכר‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

2. ‫ִל ְשׁכֹּן‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁכן‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
3. ‫מ ְרנָ ה‬
ֹ ֫ ‫ֱא‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫אמר‬
4. 2‫ָכּ ְת ְב‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫כתב‬ 2ms

5. ‫ְל ָק ְב ִצי‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫קבץ‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 1cs

6. ‫ֲעבֹד‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫עבד‬
Qal Inf Construct ‫עבד‬
7. ‫ָלמוּת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫מוּת‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
8. ‫ָק ְר ִאי‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫קרא‬ 1cs

9. ‫ֶא ְשׁמֹר‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁמר‬

10. 2‫וּבוֹא‬
ֶ Qal Inf Construct ‫בּוֹא‬ ְ‫ו‬, 2ms
11. ‫ֲעלוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עלה‬
12. ‫שׂוֹתם‬
ָ ‫ַל ֲע‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עשׂה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 3mp
13. ‫זִ ְכרוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫זכר‬
14. ‫ְבּ ָמ ְצאוֹ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫מצא‬ ‫ ְב‬prep, 3ms
52 Answer Key 20 – Qal Infinitive Construct
15. ‫ִל ְראוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ראה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
16. ‫ְל ָע ְב ָדהּ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עבד‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 3fs
17. ‫ִל ְבנוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫בנה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
18. ‫ְכּ ָשׁ ְמ ִעי‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁמע‬ ‫ ְכ‬prep, 1cs
19. ‫ֶל ֱאכֹל‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫אכל‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
20. ‫ַל ֲעבֹד‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עבד‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

II. Parsing (I-‫ נ‬and I-‫ י‬verbs). Identify the stem, conjugation, verbal root, and any
prefix or suffix that may appear on the following Infinitive Construct forms.

2 0 / / /

1. ‫ַ ֫דּ ַעת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ידע‬

2. ‫ָל ַ ֫ד ַעת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ידע‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
3. ‫ֶ ֫ר ֶשׁת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ירשׁ‬
4. ‫ְל ִר ְשׁ ָתּהּ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ירשׁ‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 3fs
5. ‫ָל ֫ ֶל ֶכת‬ Qal Inf Construct G‫הל‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
6. 2‫את‬
ְ ‫ֵצ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫יצא‬ 2ms

7. ‫ָל ֵתת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫נתן‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

8. ‫֫ ֶגּ ֶשׁת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫נגשׁ‬
9. ‫ֶ֫שׁ ֶבת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ישׁב‬
10. ‫ֶ ֫ר ֶדת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ירד‬

Answer Key 20 – Qal Infinitive Construct 53

III. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.

‫ִהנֵּ ה ְשׁמ ַֹע ִמזֶּ ַבח טוֹב‬ (1)

Behold, to obey is beVer than sacrifice.

‫לֹא יָ כֹל ִל ְבנוֹת ַ֫בּיִת ְל ֵשׁם יְ הוָ ה‬ (2)

He was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh.

‫יְ הוָ ה יִ ְשׁ ַמע ְבּ ָק ְר ִאי ֵא ָליו‬ (3)

Yahweh will hear when I call to him.

‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַהנָּ ִביא וַ יִּ ְשׂ ַמח‬

ִ ‫וַ יְ ִהי ִכ ְשׁמ ַֹע ָה ִאישׁ ֶא‬ (4)

When the man heard the words of the prophet, (then) he rejoiced.

‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַהנָּ ִביא וְ ָשׂ ַמח‬

ִ ‫וְ ָהיָ ה ְכּ ָשׁ ְמעוֹ ֶא‬ (5)

When he hears the words of the prophet, (then) he will rejoice.

54 Answer Key 20 – Qal Infinitive Construct

 1
1 1 2
I. Parsing. The following parsing exercise is composed of Infinitive Absolute forms,
together with other verbal forms. For the Infinitive Absolute, identify the stem,
conjugation, and verbal root (or lexical form).

21 21 22

1. ‫ָשׁמוֹר‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫שׁמר‬

2. ‫ְבּכוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫בכה‬
3. ‫בּוֹא‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫בּוֹא‬
Qal Inf Construct

Qal Inf Absolute

4. ‫ָבּא‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫בּוֹא‬

5. ‫יָ ד ַֹע‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫ידע‬
6. ‫ְשׁ ַלח‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁלח‬
7. ‫ח‬4ַ ‫ְשׁ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁלח‬
8. ‫מוֹע‬
ַ ‫ָשׁ‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫שׁמע‬
9. ‫ְשׁמ ַֹע‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁמע‬
10. ‫ְשׁ ַמע‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁמע‬
11. ‫מוֹת‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫מוּת‬
12. ‫ה‬4‫ָע‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫עלה‬
13. ‫ֲעלוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עלה‬
14. ‫ֲע ֵלה‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫עלה‬
15. ‫ָבּחוֹר‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫בחר‬

Answer Key 21 – Qal Infinitive Absolute 55

16. ‫ָבּחֹר‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫בחר‬
17. ‫ְבּחֹר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫בחר‬
18. ‫קוֹם‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫קוּם‬
19. ‫קוּם‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫קוּם‬
Qal Inf Construct

20. ‫ָקם‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫קוּם‬

II. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English. This
exercise will emphasize the grammatical construction in which an Infinitive
Absolute is placed before a finite verb for the purpose of emphasizing the verbal
idea.

‫מוֹע ִתּ ְשׁ ְמעוּ ְבּק ִֹלי‬

ַ ‫ָשׁ‬ (1)

You will surely listen to (obey) my voice.

‫ת־מ ְצוֹת יְ הוָ ה‬

ִ ‫ָשׁמוֹר ִתּ ְשׁ ְמרוּ ֶא‬ (2)

You will indeed keep the commandments of Yahweh.

‫ ָע ֫ ֵלינוּ‬B4‫ ִתּ ְמ‬B4‫ָמ‬ (3)

You will surely reign over us.

‫לֹא מוֹת ָתּמוּתוּ‬ (4)

You will surely not die.

‫ר־ע ָשׂה יְ הוָ ה‬

ָ ‫זָ כֹר ִתּזְ כֹּר ֵאת ֲא ֶשׁ‬ (5)

You will indeed remember what Yahweh has done.

‫הים ָפּקֹד יִ ְפקֹד ֶא ְת ֶכם‬4

ִ ‫ֱא‬ (6)

God will surely visit you.

‫ ָבּ ָ֫א ֶרץ‬J‫יָ ד ַֹע ֵתּ ַדע ִכּי־גֵ ר יִ ְהיֶ ה זַ ְר ֲע‬ (7)

You will surely know that your offspring will be a foreigner in the land.

56 Answer Key 21 – Qal Infinitive Absolute

 2
2
I. Give the following Participles in Hebrew. Give both forms of the feminine
singular.

1. Qal Active Participle mp !‫ָה ַל‬ ‫ה ְֹל ִכים‬

2. Qal Active Participle fs ‫יָ ַשׁב‬ ‫י ְֹשׁ ָבה‬ ‫י ֶֹ֫שׁ ֶבת‬
3. Qal Active Participle ms ‫ָע ָשׂה‬ ‫ע ֶֹשׂה‬
4. Qal Active Participle fp ‫ָע ַמד‬ ‫ע ְֹמדוֹת‬
5. Qal Active Participle fs ‫ָשׁ ַכן‬ ‫שׁ ְֹכנָ ה‬ ‫שׁ ֶֹ֫כנֶ ת‬
6. Qal Active Participle ms ‫ָא ַכל‬ ‫א ֵֹכל‬
7. Qal Active Participle mp ‫ָצ ַעק‬ ‫צ ֲֹע ִקים‬
8. Qal Active Participle ms ‫גָּ ַאל‬ ‫גּ ֵֹאל‬
9. Qal Active Participle fp ‫קוּם‬ ‫ָקמוֹת‬
10. Qal Active Participle fp ‫ָצ ַעק‬ ‫צ ֲֹעקוֹת‬
11. Qal Active Participle fs ‫ָשׁ ַמר‬ ‫שׁ ְֹמ ָרה‬ ‫שׁ ֶֹ֫מ ֶרת‬
12. Qal Active Participle mp ‫ָר ָאה‬ ‫ר ִֹאים‬
13. Qal Passive Participle ms !‫ָבּ ַר‬ !‫ָבּרוּ‬
14. Qal Passive Participle mp ‫ָכּ ַתב‬ ‫תוּבים‬
ִ ‫ְכּ‬
15. Qal Passive Participle fs ‫ָכּ ַתב‬ ‫תוּבה‬
ָ ‫ְכּ‬

Answer Key 22 – Qal Participle 57

II. Parsing. The following exercise is composed of Participles. For Participles,
identify the stem, conjugation, gender, number, and verbal root (or lexical
form).

1. ‫ה ֫ ֶֹל ֶכת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫הלך‬

2. ‫ה ְֹל ָכה‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫הלך‬
3. ‫ע ִֹשׂים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫עשׂה‬
4. ‫א ְֹמ ִרים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫אמר‬
5. ‫ר ֶֹאה‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫ראה‬
6. ‫מ ֵֹצאת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫מצא‬
7. ‫מ ְֹצ ָאה‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫מצא‬
8. ‫יוֹשׁב‬
ֵ Qal Act Participle ms ‫ישׁב‬
9. ‫תוּבים‬
ִ ‫ְכּ‬ Qal Pass Participle mp ‫כתב‬
10. ‫ר ָֹעה‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫רעה‬
11. ‫עֹלוֹת‬ Qal Act Participle fp ‫עלה‬
12. ‫ק ֵֹראת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫קרא‬
13. ‫ָק ִמים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫קוּם‬
14. ‫נְ טוּיָ ה‬ Qal Pass Participle fs ‫נטה‬
15. ‫ָקמוֹת‬ Qal Act Participle fp ‫קוּם‬
16. ‫י ֵֹצאת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫יצא‬
17. ‫בּ ַ ֹ֫ר ַחת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫ברח‬
18. ‫ָבּ ִאים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫בּוֹא‬
19. ‫בּ ֲֹח ָרה‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫בחר‬
20. ‫ׇעזוּב‬ Qal Pass Participle ms ‫עזב‬
58 Answer Key 22 – Qal Participle
III. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences into English.
Consult a standard lexicon when necessary.

‫יכל‬
ָ ‫ל־ה ֵה‬
ַ ‫ַה ַמּ ְל ָא! ה ֵֹל! ֶא‬ (1)

The messenger was going to the temple.

‫יהם‬
ֶ ‫ַהנְּ ָע ִרים ר ִֹעים ֶאת־צֹאן ֲא ִב‬ (2)

The young men are shepherding the flock(s) of their father.

‫עֹלוֹת ְבּנוֹת ַהזָּ ֵקן ׇה ָ֫ה ָרה‬ (3)

The daughters of the old man are going up to the mountain.

‫ת־ה ְדּ ָב ִרים ַבּ ֵ֫סּ ֶפר‬

ַ ‫ַהכּ ֲֹהנִ ים כּ ְֹת ִבים ֶא‬ (4)

The priests are writing the words in the book.

‫יהן‬
ֶ ‫ת־שׁ ֵירי ֲא ִב‬
ִ ‫ז ְֹכרוֹת ְבּנוֹת ַהנָּ ִביא ֶא‬ (5)

The daughters of the prophet are remembering the songs of their father.

‫הים‬N
ִ ‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ֱא‬
ִ ‫יאי יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל שׁ ְֹמ ִרים ֶא‬
ֵ ‫נְ ִב‬ (6)

The prophets of Israel are observing the commandments of God.

‫נוֹתיו ָבּ ִעיר ָה ָר ָעה‬

ָ ‫וּב‬
ְ ‫י ְֹשׁ ִבים ַהזָּ ֵקן‬ (7)

The elder and his daughters are dwelling in the evil city.

‫עוֹלם‬
ָ ‫ָבּרוּ! יְ הוָ ה ְל‬ (8)

Blessed is Yahweh forever.

‫רוֹע נְ טוּיָ ה‬
ַ ְ‫אַל ִתּי ֶא ְת ֶכם ִבּז‬
ְ ָ‫וְ ג‬ (9)

And I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.

‫ל־כּ ְס ִאי‬
ִ ‫הי יִ ְשׂ ָר ֵאל ֲא ֶשׁר נָ ַתן ַהיּוֹם י ֵֹשׁב ַע‬N
ֵ ‫ָבּרוּ! יְ הוָ ה ֱא‬ (10)

Blessed is Yahweh the God of Israel who has given today

one who sits upon my throne.

Answer Key 22 – Qal Participle 59

 3

I. Translation. With the use of a standard lexicon, translate the following verbal
clauses. If present, label the following clause components: verb (V), subject (S),
indirect object (IO), and direct object (DO). For a review, see 23.2–5.

(Gen 2:24) ‫וְ ֶאת־ ִאמּוֹ‬ ‫ל־כּן יַ ֲעזָ ב־ ִאישׁ ֶאת־ ָא ִביו‬
ֵ ‫ַע‬ (1)

(Gen 8:1) ‫ֶאת־נ ַֹח‬ ‫;הים‬

ִ ‫וַ יִּ זְ כֹּר ֱא‬ ‫‏‏‬ (2)

(Ex 1:8) ‫ָח ָדשׁ‬ ‫ִשׁירוּ ַליהוָ ה ִשׁיר‬ (3)

(Josh 2:9) ‫ֶאת־ ָה ָא ֶרץ‬ ‫נָ ַתן יְ הוָ ה ָל ֶכם‬ (4)

(Eccl 3:17) ‫;הים‬

ִ ‫ָה ֱא‬ ‫ֶאת־ ַה ַצּ ִדּיק וְ ֶאת־ ָה ָר ָשׁע יִ ְשׁפֹּט‬ (5)

II. Translation. With the use of a standard lexicon, translate the following texts with
Qal Perfect verbs. Label each Qal Perfect verb as either regular Perfect or consec-
utive Perfect. For a review, see 23.6.

(Deut 27:5) K‫;הי‬

ֶ ‫ֱא‬ ‫ית ָשּׁם ִמזְ ֵבּ ַח ַליהוָ ה‬
ָ ִ‫וּבנ‬
ָ ‫‏‬ (1)

(2 Chron 27:3) ‫ָה ֶע ְליוֹן‬ ‫ת־שׁ ַער ֵבּית־יְ הוָ ה‬

ַ ‫הוּא ָבּנָ ה ֶא‬ ‫‏‬ (2)

60 Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax

 (Gen 15:18) ‫ַהזֹּאת‬ ‫אָרץ‬
ֶ ‫ת־ה‬
ָ ‫ נָ ַת ִתּי ֶא‬K‫ְלזַ ְר ֲע‬ ‫‏‬ (3)

(Gen 48:4) K‫אַח ֶרי‬

ֲ K‫אָרץ ַהזֹּאת ְלזַ ְר ֲע‬
ֶ ‫ת־ה‬
ָ ‫וְ נָ ַת ִתּי ֶא‬ (4)

(2 Sam 7:5) ‫יְ הוָ ה‬ ‫אָמר‬

ַ ‫ל־ע ְב ִדּי ֶאל־ ָדּוִ ד כֹּה‬
ַ ‫אָמ ְר ָתּ ֶא‬
ַ ְ‫ ו‬P‫ֵל‬ (5)

III.Translation. With the use of a standard lexicon, translate the following texts with
Qal Imperfect verbs. Label each Qal Imperfect verb as either regular Imperfect,
consecutive Imperfect, or volitional Imperfect. For a review, see 23.7.

(2 Sam 8:15) ‫שׂ ָר ֵאל‬

ְ ִ‫ל־כּל־י‬
ָ ‫ַע‬ ‫ ָדּוִ ד‬P;‫וַ יִּ ְמ‬ ‫‏‬ (1)

(1 Kgs 1:30) ‫ל־כּ ְס ִאי‬

ִ ‫ַע‬ ‫אַח ַרי וְ הוּא יֵ ֵשׁב‬
ֲ P;‫יִמ‬
ְ P ֵ‫ְשׁ;מֹה ְבנ‬ ‫‏‬ (2)

(Ps 64:11 [10]) ‫ַבּיהוָ ה‬ ‫יִ ְשׂ ַמח ַצ ִדּיק‬ ‫‏‬ (3)

(2 Kgs 11:20) ‫אָרץ‬

ֶ ‫ם־ה‬
ָ ‫ל־ע‬
ַ ‫ָכּ‬ ‫וַ יִּ ְשׂ ַמח‬ ‫‏‬ (4)

(Gen 31:44) ‫אָתּה‬

ָ ָ‫ו‬ ‫ ְב ִרית ֲאנִ י‬2‫ נִ ְכ ְר ָתה‬1‫וְ ַע ָתּה ְל ָכה‬ ‫‏‬ (5)

1. For an explanation of this form, see 18.3.3.

2. For an explanation of this form, see 23.11.

Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax 61

IV. Translation. With the use of a standard lexicon, translate the following verbless
clauses. Label the subject (S) and predicate (P) in each text. For a review, see 23.8.

(Deut 29:5) ‫יכם‬

ֶ ‫;ה‬
ֵ ‫ֱא‬ ‫ֲאנִ י יְ הוָ ה‬ (1)

(Ps 1:2) (his delight) ‫ֶח ְפצוֹ‬ ‫תוֹרת יְ הוָ ה‬

ַ ‫ְבּ‬ (2)

(Prov 1:7) ‫ָדּ ַעת‬ ‫אשׁית‬

ִ ‫יִ ְראַת יְ הוָ ה ֵר‬ (3)

(Ps 119:19) ‫אָרץ‬

ֶ ‫ָב‬ ‫גֵּ ר אָנ ִֹכי‬ (4)

(Ps 44:5[4]) ‫;הים‬

ִ ‫ֱא‬ ‫אַתּה־הוּא ַמ ְל ִכּי‬
ָ (5)

V. Extra Parsing Practice: Qal Review. The following parsing exercise is not
required. It does, however, provide students with the opportunity to review Qal
verbs before beginning the study of derived stem verbs in chapter 24.

2 2 3 / 22 3

1. ‫ֶל ֱאחֹז‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫אחז‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

2. ‫ָ֫בּאוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫בּוֹא‬
3. ‫ָ ֽבּ ְכ ָתה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫בכה‬
4. ‫ְבּ ֶ֫כינָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫בכה‬
5. ‫אתי‬
ִ ‫ָבּ ָ ֫ר‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫ברא‬
6. ‫וַ יְ ִהי‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫היה‬ WC

62 Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax

7. ‫יהי‬
ִ ִ‫ו‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫היה‬ ְ‫ו‬
8. ‫ְלכוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫הלך‬
9. ‫ִתּ ְירשׁוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫ירשׁ‬
10. ‫וַ יָּ זוּבוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫זוּב‬ WC

11. ‫ֲעלוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עלה‬

12. ‫עֹלוֹת‬ Qal Act Participle fp ‫עלה‬
13. ‫וַ ִ֫יּ ֶבן‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בנה‬ WC

14. ‫וְ ֶיִבן‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בּנה‬ ְ‫ו‬

15. ‫נְ ֶ֫טינָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫נטה‬
16. ‫מ ֵֹצאת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫מצא‬
17. ‫ִל ְראוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ראה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
18. ‫נָ ַ֫תנּוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫נתן‬
19. ‫ָשׁ ַ֫מ ַע ְתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2fs ‫שׁמע‬
20. ‫וַ ִתּ ַיבשׁ‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫יבשׁ‬ WC

21. ‫יוֹצר‬
ֵ Qal Act Participle ms ‫יצר‬
22. ‫י ֵֹצר‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫יצר‬
23. ‫ָכּ ַ ֫ר ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫כרת‬
24. ‫ָ֫שׁבוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫שׁוּב‬
25. ‫֫שׁוּבוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫שׁוּב‬

Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax 63

26. ‫ְשׁבוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫ישׁב‬
27. ‫ְל ָק ְב ִצי‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫קבץ‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 1cs
28. ‫ִק ְר ִאי‬ Qal Imperative 2fs ‫קרא‬
29. ‫בּוֹתם‬
ֶ ‫ַס‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫סבב‬
30. ‫ְר ֵאה‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫ראה‬
31. ‫ר ֶֹאה‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫ראה‬
32. ‫ָראֹה‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫ראה‬
33. ‫ְראוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ראה‬
34. ‫א ֶֹ֫כ ֶלת‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫אכל‬
35. ‫אמרוּ‬
ְ ֹ‫י‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫אמר‬
36. ‫ִתּ ְבגְּ דוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫בגד‬
37. ‫גְּ לוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫גלה‬
38. ‫ִ ֫דּינוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫ִדּין‬
39. ‫ֵתּ ְצאוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫יצא‬
40. ‫ִתּ ְה ֶ֫יינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫היה‬
41. ‫יָ ד ַֹע‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫ידע‬
42. ‫ע ִֹשׂים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫עשׂה‬
43. ‫֫בּוֹאוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫בּוֹא‬
44. ‫ְכּ ִשׁ ְבתּוֹ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ישׁב‬ ‫ ְכּ‬prep, 3ms

64 Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax

45. ‫יתי‬
ִ ‫ָה ִ֫י‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫היה‬
46. ‫יוֹר ִדים‬
ְ Qal Act Participle mp ‫ירד‬
47. ‫וַ ֵתּ ֶלד‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫ילד‬ WC

48. ‫ָר ִ֫אינוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫ראה‬

49. ‫ְבּ ָמ ְצאוֹ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫מצא‬ ‫ ְבּ‬prep, 3ms
50. ‫יִ ָשּׂא‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫נשׂא‬

Answer Key 23 – Sentence Syntax 65

 4
/ 2 4
I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give only the diagnostics for the following strong
verb forms.
4 4 4 4 2
4 2

2 ‫ָקַטל‬ ‫ִי ְקטֹל‬ ‫ְקטֹל‬ ‫ְקטֹל‬ ‫ָקטוֹל‬ ‫קֹ ֵטל‬

/ 2 ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ָּ ‫ִי‬
‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬
II. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and
verbal root (or lexical form) of the following verbs. Some forms may have more than
one identification.

4 4 2

1. ‫יִ ָפּ ֵקד‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫פקד‬

2. ‫נִ ְשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּן‬ Niphal Perfect 2fp ‫שׁמר‬
3. ‫ִתּ ָכּ ַ֫ת ְבנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫כתב‬
4. ‫ִה ָזּ ְֽכרוּ‬ Niphal Imperative 2mp ‫זכר‬
5. ‫נִ ְכ ָתּ ִבים‬ Niphal Participle mp ‫כתב‬
6. B‫ִה ָשּׁ ֵל‬ Niphal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁלך‬
Niphal Inf Construct ‫שׁלך‬
7. B‫נִ ָשּׁ ֵל‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cp ‫שׁלך‬
8. ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ Niphal Perfect 3ms ‫קטל‬
9. ‫נִ ְק ָטל‬ Niphal Participle ms ‫קטל‬
10. ‫ִה ׇקּ ֵבץ‬ Niphal Imperative 2ms ‫קבץ‬
Niphal Inf Construct ‫קבץ‬

66 Answer Key 24 – Niphal Strong Verbs

11. ‫ִתּ ָ ֽקּ ְב ִרי‬ Niphal Imperfect 2fs ‫קבר‬
12. ‫נִ זְ ָכּרוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫זכר‬
13. ‫נִ ְשׁ ְבּרוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 3cp ‫שׁבר‬
14. ‫נִ ְק ַ֫ט ְלנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫קטל‬
15. ‫ִתּ ָ ֽשּׁ ְברוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 2mp ‫שׁבר‬
16. ‫נִ ְשׁ ַ֫מ ְד ִתּי‬ Niphal Perfect 1cs ‫שׁמד‬
17. ‫נִ ְכתּוֹב‬ Niphal Inf Absolute ‫כתב‬
18. ‫ִה ָכּתוֹב‬ Niphal Inf Absolute ‫כתב‬
19. ‫ִה ָשּׁ ַ֫מ ְרנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperative 2fp ‫שׁמר‬
20. ‫ִה ָ ֽכּ ְת ִבי‬ Niphal Inf Construct ‫כתב‬ 1cs
Niphal Imperative 2fs ‫כתב‬
III. More Diagnostics. Circle only the stem diagnostics for each of the following
Niphal verbs. Consonants appearing with the Daghesh Forte of the Niphal stem
have been highlighed in red, but these consonants are not diagnostic.

1. ‫יִ ָפּ ֵקד‬ ‫י ִָפּ ֵקד‬

2. ‫נִ ְשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּן‬ ‫נִ ְשׁ ַמ ְר ֶתּן‬
3. ‫ִתּ ָ ֽשּׁ ְברוּ‬ ‫ִתּ ָ ֽשּׁ ְברוּ‬
4. ‫נִ ְכ ָתּ ִבים‬ ‫נִ ְכ ָתּ ִבים‬
5. B‫ִה ָשּׁ ֵל‬ B‫ִה ָשּׁ ֵל‬
6. ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬
7. ‫נִ ְק ָטל‬ ‫נִ ְק ָטל‬
8. ‫ִה ָ ֽשּׁ ְברוּ‬ ‫ִה ָ ֽשּׁ ְברוּ‬
9. ‫נִ ְכתּוֹב‬ ‫נִ ְכתּוֹב‬
10. ‫ִה ָכּתוֹב‬ ‫ִה ָכּתוֹב‬
Answer Key 24 – Niphal Strong Verbs 67
IV. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew texts with either Qal or
Niphal verbs.

‫יאים יִ ָזּ ְֽכרוּ‬
ִ ‫ַהנְּ ִב‬ (1)

The prophets will be remembered.

‫יאים יִ זְ ְכּרוּ‬
ִ ‫ת־הנְּ ִב‬
ַ ‫ֶא‬ (2)

They will remember the prophets.

‫יאים ָז ְֽכרוּ‬
ִ ‫ַהנְּ ִב‬ (3)

The prophets remembered.

‫יאים נִ זְ ְכּרוּ‬
ִ ‫ַהנְּ ִב‬ (4)

The prophets were remembered.

‫יאים‬
ִ ‫ת־הנְּ ִב‬
ַ ‫זְ כֹר ֶא‬ (5)

Remember the prophets.

‫יאים ִתּזְ ְכּרוּ‬

ִ ‫ת־הנְּ ִב‬
ַ ‫ֶא‬ (6)

You will remember the prophets.

B‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

ִ ‫ִשׁ ְמרוּ ֶא‬ (7)

Observe the commands of the king.

‫ ִתּ ָשּׁ ַ֫מ ְרנָ ה‬B‫ִמ ְצוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (8)

The commands of the king will be observed.

‫ נִ ְשׁ ְמ ָרה‬B‫ִמ ְצוַ ת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (9)

The command of the king was observed.

‫ ָ ֽשׁ ְמרוּ‬B‫ת־מ ְצוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬

ִ ‫ֶא‬ (10)

They observed the commands of the king.

68 Answer Key 24 – Niphal Strong Verbs

 ‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬
‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬
‫‪I. Diagnostics. Circle the diagnostics for the following Niphal weak verb forms.‬‬
‫‪Consult section 25.13 in the grammar to check your answers.‬‬

‫‪- -‬‬ ‫‪5 - -‬‬ ‫‪5 -‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪-‬‬
‫‪-‬‬

‫א‬ ‫נִ ְמ ׇצא‬ ‫ִי ׇּ‬

‫מ ֵצא‬ ‫ִה ָּ‬
‫מ ֵצא‬ ‫ִה ָּ‬
‫מ ֵצא‬ ‫נִ ְמצוֹא‬ ‫נִ ְמ ׇצא‬

‫נֶ ֱע ַזב‬ ‫ֵיׇעזֵ ב‬ ‫ֵהׇעזֵ ב‬ ‫ֵהׇעזֵ ב‬ ‫נַ ֲעזוֹב‬ ‫נֶ ֱע ׇזב‬

‫ֵהׇעזוֹב‬

‫ה‬ ‫נִ ְב ׇנה‬ ‫ִיָבּ ֶנה‬ ‫ִהָבּ ֵנה‬ ‫ִהָבּנוֹת‬ ‫נִ ְבנֹה‬ ‫נִ ְב ֶנה‬

‫נִ ְב ֵ֫ני ָת‬ ‫ִהָבּ ֵנה‬

‫נ‬ ‫נִ ַצּל‬ ‫ִי ׇּנ ֵצל‬ ‫ִה ׇּנ ֵצל‬ ‫ִה ׇּנ ֵצל‬ ‫ִה ׇּנ ֵצל‬ ‫נִ ׇצּל‬

‫נִ צּוֹל‬

‫י‬ ‫נוַֹשׁב‬ ‫ִי ׇוּ ֵשׁב‬ ‫ִהוׇּ ֵשׁב‬ ‫ִהוׇּ ֵשׁב‬ ‫נוׇֹשׁב‬

‫‪Answer Key 25 – Niphal Weak Verbs‬‬ ‫‪69‬‬

II. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and
verbal root (or lexical form) of the following verbs. Some Qal verbs have been
included.

-5 2 / - -

1. ‫נִ ְשׁ ַמע‬ Niphal Perfect 3ms ‫שׁמע‬

Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫שׁמע‬
2. ‫נִ ָשּׁ ַמע‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cp ‫שׁמע‬
3. ‫נִ ְשׁ ְמעוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 3cp ‫שׁמע‬
4. ‫ִתּ ֶ֫שּׂאנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נשׂא‬
5. ‫ִה ָכּ ֵסה‬ Niphal Imperative 2ms ‫כסה‬
Niphal Inf Absolute ‫כסה‬
6. ‫ִה ָכּסוּ‬ Niphal Imperative 2mp ‫כסה‬
7. ‫יִ ָכּסוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 3mp ‫כסה‬
8. ‫נִ ְק ֵראנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫קרא‬
9. ‫נִ ְק ָראוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫קרא‬
10. ‫יִ ָשּׁ ֶתה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁתה‬
11. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫נִ ְשׁ ֵ֫תּ‬ Niphal Perfect 2ms ‫שׁתה‬
12. ‫ִתּ ָשּׁ ִתי‬ Niphal Imperfect 2fs ‫שׁתה‬
13. ‫נֶ ֱע ַ֫ב ְרנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫עבר‬
14. ‫ֵתּ ְצאוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 2mp ‫יצא‬

70 Answer Key 25 – Niphal Weak Verbs

15. ‫ֵתּ ָע ֵבר‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫עבר‬
16. ‫נֵ ָע ֵבר‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cp ‫עבר‬
17. ‫ִתּנָּ ַ֫צ ְלנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נצל‬
18. ‫נוֹד ְע ֶתּם‬
ַ Niphal Perfect 2mp ‫ידע‬
19. ‫ִתָּ ֽוּ ְ ד ִעי‬ Niphal Imperfect 2fs ‫ידע‬
20. ‫ִהָ ֽוּ ְ ד ִעי‬ Niphal Imperative 2fs ‫ידע‬
Niphal Inf Construct ‫ידע‬ 1cs

21. ‫נִ גַּ ְע ֶתּן‬ Niphal Perfect 2fp ‫נגע‬

22. ‫נִ ֫ ַפּ ְלנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫נפל‬
23. ‫נִ ַ֫צּ ְל ִתּי‬ Niphal Perfect 1cs ‫נצל‬
24. ‫ֵתּ ָענֶ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫ענה‬
25. ‫ֵא ָענֶ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cs ‫ענה‬
26. ‫נוֹשׁ ֶבת‬
ֶ֫ Niphal Participle fs ‫ישׁב‬
27. ‫נוֹשׁ ִבים‬
ָ Niphal Participle mp ‫ישׁב‬
28. ‫ִהוָּ ַ֫שׁ ְבנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperative 2fp ‫ישׁב‬
29. ‫ַתּ ֲע ֶשׂה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫עשׂה‬
30. ‫ִהנָּ ֵבא‬ Niphal Imperative ms ‫נבא‬
Niphal Inf Construct ‫נבא‬

Answer Key 25 – Niphal Weak Verbs 71

 6 /8 /
/-8/ / 261
261
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root, and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

:/ 6 1 :2 6 /8- : 8/ 2 2

1. ‫וַ יַּ ֲעמֹד‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫עמד‬ WC

2. ‫יִּ ְפר ֹשׁ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫פרשׁ‬

3. ‫שׁ ֵֹמר‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫שׁמר‬
4. ‫ַהה ְֹל ִכים‬ Qal Act Participle mp ‫הלך‬ article

5. ‫ָשׁ ַמ ְר ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫שׁמר‬

6. ‫ְשׁמֹר‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁמר‬
7. ‫ֵלאמֹר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫אמר‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
8. ‫יִכּ ֵרת‬
ָ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫כרת‬
9. ‫יִ ְשׁ ְמרוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫שׁמר‬
10. ‫ָל ֶל ֶכת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫הלך‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
11. ‫ָה ַל ְכ ָתּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫הלך‬
12. ‫אָמן‬
ֶ ֵ‫י‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫אמן‬

72 Hebrew Reading 1: 1 King 8:22–26


6/ 2
I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give the diagnostics for the following Niphal and
Hiphil strong verb forms.

6 6 62
2

6/ 2 ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ָּ ‫ִי‬

‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬

6/ 2 ‫ִה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַי ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַמ ְק ִטיל‬
‫ִה ְק ַ֫ט ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְק ִ֫טי ִלי‬

II. Parsing. While most of the following verbs are Hiphil, a few other Qal and
Niphal verbs have been included. Be alert to the possible presence of a prefix or
suffix.

1. ‫ִה ְשׁ ַ֫מ ְד ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫שׁמד‬

2. ‫וַ יַּ ְשׁ ֵמד‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁמד‬ WC

3. ‫ַה ְשׁ ִמיד‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫שׁמד‬

4. ‫ְל ַה ְשׁ ִמיד‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫שׁמד‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
5. ‫ַה ְשׁ ֵמד‬ Hiphil Imperative 2ms ‫שׁמד‬
Hiphil Inf Absolute ‫שׁמד‬
6. ‫ִהגְ ֫ ִדּילוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫גדל‬
7. ‫וַ יַּ גְ ִדּילוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3mp ‫גדל‬ WC

Answer Key 26 – Hiphil Strong Verbs 73

8. ‫ְל ַהגְ ִדּיל‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫גדל‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
9. ‫ַמגְ ִדּ ִילים‬ Hiphil Participle mp ‫גדל‬
10. ‫ַאזְ ִכּיר‬ Hiphil Imperfect 1cp ‫זכר‬
11. ‫ַהזְ ִכּיר‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫זכר‬
12. ‫ַתּזְ ִכּיר‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫זכר‬
13. ‫ַתּזְ ֫ ִכּירוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 2mp ‫זכר‬
14. ‫ַהזְ ֫ ִכּירוּ‬ Hiphil Imperative 2mp ‫זכר‬
15. ‫ַהזְ ֫ ֵכּ ְרנָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fp ‫זכר‬
16. ‫ַתּזְ ֫ ֵכּ ְרנָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫זכר‬
17. ‫ַהזְ ִכּירוֹ‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫זכר‬ 3ms

18. ‫ִה ְכ ַ ֫ר ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫כרת‬

19. ‫תּ ָירה‬
ִ ֫ ‫ַא ְס‬ Hiphil Imperfect 1cs ‫סתר‬ ‫ ָוה‬ending
20. ‫תּירוּ‬
ִ ֫ ‫וַ יַּ ְס‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3mp ‫סתר‬ WC

21. ‫ַמ ְס ִתּירוֹת‬ Hiphil Participle fp ‫סתר‬

22. ‫ֲעלוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עלה‬
23. ‫ִה ְק ִריב‬ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫קרב‬
24. ‫יִ ָשּׁ ֶתה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁתה‬
25. E‫וַ יַּ ְשׁ ֵל‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁלך‬ WC

74 Answer Key 26 – Hiphil Strong Verbs

III. Translation. Translate the following sentences with Hiphil verbs.

‫ת־מזְ ְבּחוֹת ַה ְמּ ָל ִכים ָה ְר ָשׁ ִעים‬

ִ ‫הוּא יַ ְשׁ ִמיד ֶא‬ (1)

He will destroy the altars of the wicked kings.

‫ת־מזְ ַבּח ַה ַמּ ְל ָכּה ָה ָר ָעה‬

ִ ‫וַ יַּ ְשׁ ֵמד ֶא‬ (2)

He destroyed the altar of the wicked queen.

‫ַה ְשׁ ִ֫מידוּ ֶאת־א ֵֹיְבי ָה ָעם‬ (3)

Destroy the enemies of the people.

‫ֶאת־א ֵֹיְבי ָה ָעם ִה ְשׁ ִ֫מידוּ‬ (4)

They destroyed the enemies of the people.

‫ ַה ָקּדוֹשׁ ִהגְ ִדּיל‬M‫ת־שׁ ְמ‬

ִ ‫ֶא‬ (5)

He magnified your holy name.

‫ ַה ָקּדוֹשׁ‬M‫ת־שׁ ְמ‬
ִ ‫הוּא יַ גְ ִדּיל ֶא‬ (6)

He will magnify your holy name.

‫ ַה ָקּדוֹשׁ‬M‫ת־שׁ ְמ‬
ִ ‫וַ יַּ גְ ִ ֫דּילוּ ֶא‬ (7)

(And) they magnified your holy name.

‫יוֹמם וָ ֫ ַליְ ָלה‬

ָ ‫ת־שׁמוֹ‬
ְ ‫ַהגְ ֵדּל ֶא‬ (8)

Magnify his name by day and by night.

‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר וַ יִּ ְשׂ ַמח‬

ִ ‫וַ יְ ִהי ְב ַהזְ ִכּירוֹ ֶא‬ (9)

When he remembered the words of the book, he rejoiced.

‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַה ֵ֫סּ ֶפר וְ ָשׂ ַמח‬

ִ ‫וְ ָהיָ ה ְב ַהזְ ִכּירוֹ ֶא‬ (10)

When he remembers the words of the book, he will rejoice.

Answer Key 26 – Hiphil Strong Verbs 75

 ‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪/B‬‬
‫‪2‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪/-‬‬
‫‪I. Diagnostics. Circle the stem diagnostics for the following Hiphil weak verb forms.‬‬

‫‪/ /‬‬ ‫‪7 / /‬‬ ‫‪7 /‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬
‫‪-‬‬ ‫‪/‬‬

‫ֶה ֱע ִמיד‬ ‫ַי ֲע ִמיד‬ ‫ַה ֲע ֵמד‬ ‫ַה ֲע ִמיד‬ ‫ַה ֲע ֵמד‬ ‫ַמ ֲע ִמיד‬
‫ֶה ֱע ַ֫מ ְד ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ֲע ִ֫מי ִדי‬
‫ע‪/‬ח‬ ‫ִה ְשׁ ִלי ַח‬ ‫ַי ְשׁ ִלי ַח‬ ‫ַה ְשׁ ַלח‬ ‫ַה ְשׁ ִלי ַח‬ ‫ַמ ְשׁ ִלי ַח ַה ְשׁ ֵל ַח‬
‫ִה ְשׁ ֫ ַל ְח ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְשׁ ֫ ִלי ִחי‬
‫א‬ ‫ִה ְמ ִציא‬ ‫ַי ְמ ִציא‬ ‫ַה ְמ ֵצא‬ ‫ַה ְמ ִציא‬ ‫ַה ְמ ֵצא‬ ‫ַמ ְמ ִציא‬
‫את‬
‫ִה ְמ ֵ֫צ ׇ‬ ‫ַה ְמ ִ֫צי ִאי‬
‫ה‬ ‫ִהגְ ׇלה‬ ‫ַיגְ ֶלה‬ ‫ַהגְ ֵלה‬ ‫ַהגְ לוֹת‬ ‫ַהגְ ֵלה‬ ‫ַמגְ ֶלה‬
‫ִהגְ ֫ ִלי ׇת‬ ‫ַהגְ ִלי‬
‫נ‬ ‫ִה ִצּיל‬ ‫ַי ִצּיל‬ ‫ַהֵצּל‬ ‫ַה ִצּיל‬ ‫ַהֵצּל‬ ‫ַמ ִצּיל‬
‫ִה ַ֫צּ ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַהִ֫צּי ִלי‬
‫י‬ ‫הוֹ ִשׁיב‬ ‫יוֹ ִשׁיב‬ ‫הוֵֹשׁב‬ ‫הוֹ ִשׁיב‬ ‫הוֵֹשׁב‬ ‫מוֹ ִשׁיב‬
‫הוֹ ַ֫שׁ ְב ׇתּ‬ ‫הוִֹ֫שׁי ִבי‬
‫ֵה ִקים‬ ‫ָי ִקים‬ ‫ָהֵקם‬ ‫ָה ִקים‬ ‫ָהֵקם‬ ‫ֵמ ִקים‬
‫וֹת‬
‫ֲה ִקי ֫מ ׇ‬ ‫ָהִ֫קי ִמי‬

‫‪76‬‬ ‫‪Answer Key 27 – Hiphil Weak Verbs‬‬

II. Parsing. While most of the following verbs are Hiphil, a few other Qal and
Niphal stem verbs have been included. Be alert to the possible presence of a prefix or
suffix. Some forms have more than one identification.

/7 /- / A A

1. ‫יַ ֲע ִ֫מידוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3mp ‫עמד‬

2. ‫ַה ֲע ִ֫מידוּ‬ Hiphil Imperative 2mp ‫עמד‬
3. ‫ֶה ֱע ִ֫מידוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫עמד‬
4. ‫ַתּ ֲע ִ֫מידוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 2mp ‫עמד‬
5. ‫ֶא ְשׁ ְל ׇחה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁלח‬ ‫ ָוה‬ending
6. ‫ִה ְשׁ ֫ ַל ְח ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫שׁלח‬
7. ‫ַתּ ְשׁ ֫ ַל ְחנָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫שׁלח‬
8. ‫נִ ְשׁ ַבּ ְע ִתּי‬ Niphal Perfect 1cs ‫שׁבע‬
9. A‫ִה ׇשּׁ ֵל‬ Niphal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁלך‬
Niphal Inf Construct ‫שׁלך‬
10. A‫ַה ְשׁ ֵל‬ Hiphil Imperative 2ms ‫שׁלך‬
Hiphil Inf Absolute

11. ‫ִה ְמ ֵ֫צאנוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cp ‫מצא‬

12. ‫ַה ְמ ִ֫ציאוּ‬ Hiphil Imperative 2mp ‫מצא‬
13. ‫ַמ ְמ ִציאוֹת‬ Hiphil Participle fp ‫מצא‬
14. ‫נִ ְמ ָצ ִאים‬ Niphal Participle mp ‫מצא‬

Answer Key 27 – Hiphil Weak Verbs 77

15. ‫נָ ֫ ַג ְע ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫נגע‬
16. ‫ִה ֫ ַגּ ְע ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫נגע‬
17. ‫ַתּ ֫ ִגּיעוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 2mp ‫נגע‬
18. ‫ַתּ ֶ֫טּינָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נטה‬
19. ‫ׇיִבּנֶ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫בנה‬
20. ‫ִה ְר ְבּ ׇתה‬ Hiphil Perfect 3fs ‫רבה‬
21. ‫יַ ְר ֶבּה‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫רבה‬
22. ‫ַה ְר ֶ֫בּינׇ ה‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fp ‫רבה‬
23. ‫ַמ ְר ִבּים‬ Hiphil Participle mp ‫רבה‬
24. ‫הוֹליד‬
ִ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫ילד‬
25. ‫ִה ְב ִ֫טיחוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫בטח‬
26. ‫יִ וָּ ֵד ַע‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫ידע‬
27. ‫תּוֹד ְענָ ה‬
ַ֫ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫ידע‬
28. ‫יֵ ְשׁבוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫ישׁב‬
29. ‫ימוֹתם‬
ֶ ‫ֲה ִק‬ Hiphil Perfect 2mp ‫קוּם‬
30. ‫ְל ַהגְ ִדּיל‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫גדל‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

78 Answer Key 27 – Hiphil Weak Verbs

 : 9
9 -/3 2
:3:
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

8 2- 38 9 - 88 9 13 113

1. ‫אמר‬
ֶ ֹ ‫וַ יּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫אמר‬ WC

2. ‫ֵלאמֹר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫אמר‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

3. ‫ֵמ ִקים‬ Hiphil Participle mp ‫קוּם‬
4. ‫י ְֹצ ֵאי‬ Qal Act Participle mp cstr ‫יצא‬
5. ‫וַ ֲה ִקמ ִֹתי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫קוּם‬ WC

6. ‫יִכּ ֵרת‬
ָ Niphil Imperfect 3ms ‫כרת‬
7. ‫יִ ְהיֶ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫היה‬
8. ‫נ ֵֹתן‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫נתן‬
9. ‫נָ ַת ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫נתן‬
10. ‫וְ ָהיְ ָתה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫היה‬ WC

Answer Key – Hebrew Reading 2: Genesis 9:8–13 79

 8
/ 2 8
I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give the diagnostics for the following Niphal,
Hiphil, and Hophal strong verb forms.

2
8 8 2

/ 2 ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ָּ ‫ִי‬

‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬
/2 ‫ִה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַי ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַמ ְק ִטיל‬
‫ִה ְק ַ֫ט ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְק ִ֫טי ִלי‬
/ 2 ‫ֻה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻמ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ׇה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇמ ְק ׇטל‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following Qal, Niphal, Hiphil, and Hophal strong verbs. Be
certain to include any prefixes or suffixes in the parsing.
2

1. ‫ִה ְפ ִקיד‬ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫פקד‬

2. ‫ָה ְפ ַקד‬ Hophal Perfect 3ms ‫פקד‬
3. ‫ֻמ ְפ ָק ִדים‬ Hophal Participle mp ‫פקד‬
4. ‫ַמ ְפ ִק ִידים‬ Hiphil Participle mp ‫פקד‬
5. ‫ימה‬
ָ ‫ִה ְשׁ ֫ ִל‬ Hiphil Perfect 3fs ‫שׁלם‬
6. ‫ָה ְשׁ ְל ָמה‬ Hophal Perfect 3fs ‫שׁלם‬

80 Answer Key 28 – Hophal Strong Verbs

7. ‫יַ ְשׁ ִלים‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁלם‬
8. ‫וַ יַּ ְשׁ ֵלם‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁלם‬ WC

9. ‫ַא ְשׂ ִכּיל‬ Hiphil Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁכל‬

10. ‫ַא ְשׂ ִ֫כּ ָילה‬ Hiphil Perfcet 3cp ‫שׁכל‬
11. ‫ִה ְשׁ ֫ ִליכוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫שׁלך‬
12. ‫ֻה ְשׁ ְלכוּ‬ Hophal Perfect 3cp ‫שׁלך‬
13. ‫ַמ ְשׁ ֫ ֶל ֶכת‬ Hiphil Participle fs ‫שׁלך‬
14. ‫ֻמ ְשׁ ֫ ֶל ֶכת‬ Hophal Participle fs ‫שׁלך‬
15. ‫שׂוֹתם‬
ָ ‫ַל ֲע‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עשׂה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep, 3mp
16. ‫ָה ְשׁ ֫ ַל ְכ ָתּ‬ Hophal Perfect 2ms ‫שׁלך‬
17. ‫ִה ְשׁ ֫ ַל ְכ ָתּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫שׁלך‬
18. ‫וַ ֻתּ ְשׁ ְל ִכי‬ Hophal Imperfect 2fs ‫שׁלך‬ WC

19. ‫יָ ַ ֫ד ְענוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫ידע‬

20. ‫נוֹד ְענוּ‬
ַ֫ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫ידע‬
21. B‫וַ ֻתּ ְשׁ ַל‬ Hophal Imperfect 3fs/3ms ‫שׁלך‬ WC

22. ‫ֶא ְשׁ ְל ָחה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁלח‬

23. ‫תוּבים‬
ִ ‫ְכּ‬ Qal Pass Particple mp ‫כתב‬
24. ‫ֻה ְשׁ ְכּ ָבה‬ Hophal Perfect 3fs ‫שׁכב‬
25. ‫ַה ְשׁ ִ֫כּיבוּ‬ Hiphil Imperative 2mp ‫שׁכב‬

Answer Key 28 – Hophal Strong Verbs 81

 / /B
9 2 / /-
I. Diagnostics. Circle the stem diagnostics for the following Hophal weak verbs.

/ / / / / / / / /
9 -9 /
‫ׇה ֳע ַמד‬ ‫ׇי ֳע ַמד‬ ‫ׇמ ֳע ׇמד‬

‫ה‬ ‫ׇהגְ ׇלה‬ ‫ׇיגְ ֶלה‬ ‫ׇמגְ ֶלה‬

‫נ‬ ‫ֻהַצּל‬ ‫ֻיַצּל‬ ‫ֻמׇצּל‬

‫י‬ ‫הוַּשׁב‬ ‫יוַּשׁב‬ ‫מוָּשׁב‬

9 ‫הוַּקם‬ ‫יוַּקם‬ ‫מוׇּקם‬

/ / ‫הוַּסב‬ ‫יוַּסב‬ ‫מוׇּסב‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following Qal, Niphal, Hiphil, and Hophal weak verbs. Be
certain to include any prefixes or suffixes in the parsing.

/ 9 9 /- 99 / A A

1. ‫ָהגְ ְל ָתה‬ Hophal Perfect 3fs ‫גלה‬

2. ‫יַ ֲע ִמיד‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫עמד‬
3. ‫וַ יַּ ֲע ֵמד‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫עמד‬ WC

4. ‫אמר‬
ֶ ֹ ‫וַ יּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫אמר‬ WC

5. ‫ַה ֲע ִמיד‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫עמד‬

82 Answer Key 29 – Hophal Weak Verbs

6. ‫ָה ֳע ַמד‬ Hophal Perfect 3ms ‫עמד‬
7. ‫ָתּ ָע ְמ ִדי‬ Hophal Imperfect 2fs ‫עמד‬
8. ‫ִל ְחיוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫חיה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
9. ‫יוֹתם‬
ָ ‫ִבּ ְה‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫היה‬ ‫ ְבּ‬prep, 3mp
10. ‫יתם‬
ֶ ‫ָהגְ ֵל‬ Hophal Perfect 2mp ‫גלה‬
11. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ִהגְ ֫ ִל‬ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫גלה‬
12. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ָהגְ ֫ ֵל‬ Hophal Perfect 2ms ‫גלה‬
13. ‫ָתּגְ ֫ ֶלינָ ה‬ Hophal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫גלה‬
14. ‫ֻה ַצּב‬ Hophal Perfect 3ms ‫נצב‬
15. ‫ִה ִצּיב‬ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫נצב‬
16. ‫וַ יֻּ גַּ ד‬ Hophal Imperfect 3ms ‫נגד‬ WC

17. ‫יַ גִּ יד‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫נגד‬

18. ‫ַמ ֫ ֶגּ ֶדת‬ Hiphil Participle fs ‫נגד‬
19. ‫ֻמ ֫ ֶגּ ֶדת‬ Hophal Participle fs ‫נגד‬
20. ‫יֵ ָע ֶשׂה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫עשׂה‬
21. ‫הוּר ְד ִתּי‬
ַ֫ Hophal Perfect 1cs ‫ירד‬
22. ‫נוֹשׁבוֹת‬
ָ Niphal Participle fp ‫ישׁב‬
23. ‫מוּשׁבוֹת‬
ָ Hophal Participle fp ‫ישׁב‬
24. ‫וֹת‬
ָ ‫ימ‬
֫ ‫ֲה ִק‬ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫קוּם‬
25. ‫הוּק ְמ ָתּ‬
ַ֫ Hophal Perfect 2ms ‫קוּם‬

Answer Key 29 – Hophal Weak Verbs 83

 1: 1
1/:1 1 04 3
1 1:
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

1 3 4 -1:/ :124 224

1. ‫שׁ ֵֹאל‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫שׁאל‬

2. ‫ְליִ ְראָה‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ירא‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
3. ‫ָל ֶל ֶכת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫הלך‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
4. ‫אַה ָבה‬
ֲ ‫וּל‬
ְ Qal Inf Construct ‫אהב‬ ְ‫ ו‬conj, ‫ ְל‬prep
5. ‫וְ ַל ֲעבֹד‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫עבד‬ ְ‫ ו‬conj, ‫ ְל‬prep
6. ‫ִל ְשׁמֹר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁמר‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

84 Hebrew Reading 3: Deuteronomy 10:12–14

 ‫ ‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give only the diagnostics for the following strong‬‬
‫‪verb forms.‬‬

‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪0‬‬ ‫‪0 00‬‬ ‫‪0 00‬‬ ‫‪00‬‬

‫‪0 /‬‬ ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ‫ִי ָּ‬

‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬

‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬

‫‪0 /0‬‬ ‫ִה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַי ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַמ ְק ִטיל‬
‫ִה ְק ַ֫ט ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְק ִ֫טי ִלי‬

‫‪/‬‬ ‫ֻה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻמ ְק ׇטל‬

‫ׇה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇמ ְק ׇטל‬

‫‪0‬‬ ‫ִק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְיַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְמַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬

‫‪Answer Key 30 – Piel Strong Verbs‬‬ ‫‪85‬‬

II. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, and
verbal root of the following verbs. Numbers 10 and 15 have three possible answers.

3 0 0 0

1. ‫ִבּ ַ ֫קּ ְשׁ ִתּי‬ Piel Perfect 1cs ‫בקשׁ‬

2. ‫ְתּ ַב ְקּ ִשׁי‬ Piel Imperfect 2fs ‫בקשׁ‬
3. ‫ַבּ ְקּשׁוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫בקשׁ‬
4. ‫ְמ ַב ֵקּשׁ‬ Piel Participle ms ‫בקשׁ‬
5. ‫ֲא ַד ֵבּר‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫דבר‬
6. ‫ְמ ַד ְבּרוֹת‬ Piel Participle fp ‫דבר‬
7. ‫ִדּ ְבּרוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫דבר‬
8. ‫יְ ַד ְבּרוּ‬ Piel Imperfect 3mp ‫דבר‬
9. ‫ְתּ ַס ֫ ֵפּ ְרנָ ה‬ Piel Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫ספר‬
10. ‫ַס ֵפּר‬ Piel Imperative 2ms ‫ספר‬
Piel Inf Construct
Piel Inf Absolute

11. ‫ִס ַפּ ְר ְתּ‬ Piel Perfect 2fs ‫ספר‬

12. ‫ַס ְפּרוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫ספר‬
13. ‫ְמ ַס ֫ ֶפּ ֶרת‬ Piel Participle fs ‫ספר‬
14. ‫ְמגַ ְדּ ִלים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫גדל‬
15. ‫גַּ ֵדּל‬ Piel Imperative 2ms ‫גדל‬
Piel Inf Construct
Piel Inf Absolute

16. ‫נְ גַ ֵדּל‬ Piel Imperfect 1cp ‫גדל‬

17. ‫גִּ ַ ֫דּ ְלנוּ‬ Piel Perfect 1cp ‫גדל‬
18. ‫ַל ֵ֫מּ ְדנָ ה‬ Piel Imperative 2fp ‫למד‬
19. ‫ִתּ ָנּ ְֽצלוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 2mp ‫נצל‬
20. ‫וַ יְ ַד ֵבּר‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫דבר‬ WC

86 Answer Key 30 – Piel Strong Verbs

III. More Diagnostics. With a colored pen, mark only the stem diagnostics for each
of the following forms. Consonants appearing with the Daghesh Forte of the Piel
stem have been highlighed in red, but these consonants are not diagnostic.

1. ‫ְמ ַב ֵקּשׁ‬ ‫ְמ ַב ֵקּשׁ‬

2. ‫ְמ ַד ְבּרוֹת‬ ‫ְמ ַד ְבּרוֹת‬
3. ‫גַּ ֵ ֫דּ ְלנָ ה‬ ‫ַגּ ֵ ֫דּ ְלנָ ה‬
4. ‫ִק ַ֫טּ ְלנוּ‬ ‫ִק ַ֫טּ ְלנוּ‬
5. ‫ֲאגַ ֵדּל‬ ‫ֲא ַג ֵדּל‬
6. ‫יְ ַד ְבּרוּ‬ ‫ְי ַד ְבּרוּ‬
7. ‫ַל ֵמּד‬ ‫ַל ֵמּד‬
8. ‫ִל ֵמּד‬ ‫ִל ֵמּד‬
9. ‫ִס ַפּ ְר ְתּ‬ ‫ִס ַפּ ְר ְתּ‬
10. ‫גִּ ַ ֫דּ ְלנוּ‬ ‫ִגּ ַ ֫דּ ְלנוּ‬

IV. Hebrew to English. Translate the following Hebrew sentences with Qal, Niphal,
or Piel verbs.

‫ת־לוּח ׇה ֶ֫א ֶבן‬

ַ ‫ַאנְ ֵשׁי ׇה ִעיר ָ ֽשׁ ְברוּ ֶא‬ (1)

The men of the city broke the tablet of stone.

‫ ַהגׇּ דוֹל ִתּ ׇשּׁ ַ֫מ ְרנׇ ה‬O‫תּוֹרוֹת ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (2)

The laws of the great king will be observed.

‫ת־ח ְסדוֹ ֲא ַב ֵקּשׁ‬

ַ ‫ֶא‬ (3)

I will seek his steadfast love.

‫ַה ַ֫נּ ַער ְמ ַב ֵקּשׁ ֶאת־צֹאן ָא ִביו‬ (4)

The young man is seeking the flock(s) of his father.

Answer Key 30 – Piel Strong Verbs 87

 ‫ת־בּת ַפּ ְרעֹה‬
ַ ‫ַהנָּ ִשׁים ְתּ ַב ֵ ֫קּ ְשׁנָ ה ֶא‬ (5)

The women will seek the daughter of Pharaoh.

‫יהם ַכּ ְדּ ָב ִרים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬

ֶ ‫ַה ְמּ ָל ִכים ִדּ ְבּרוּ ֲא ֵל‬ (6)

The kings spoke to them according to these words.

‫יהם ַכּ ְדּ ָב ִרים ָה ֵ֫א ֶלּה‬

ֶ ‫ ֲא ֵל‬O‫וַ יְ ַד ֵבּר ַה ֶ֫מּ ֶל‬ (7)

(And) the king spoke to them according to these words.

‫ל־ה ֲע ָב ִדים‬
ָ ‫ַדּ ְבּרוּ ֶא‬ (8)

Speak to the servants.

‫ל־ה ֲע ָב ִדים‬
ָ ‫ַה ְמּ ׇל ִכים ִדּ ְבּרוּ ֶא‬ (9)

The kings spoke to the servants.

‫ל־א ָחיו‬
ֶ ‫ת־ה ֲחלוֹם ֶא‬
ַ ‫וַ יְ ַס ֵפּר ֶא‬ (10)

(And) he recounted the dream to his brothers.

88 Answer Key 30 – Piel Strong Verbs

 - -
-3 - -
I. Diagnostics. Circle the stem diagnostics for the following Piel weak verb forms.

- - - - - - - - 3-
3 -

‫א‬ ‫ִמ ֵּצא‬ ‫ְיַמ ֵּצא‬ ‫ַמ ֵּצא‬ ‫ַמ ֵּצא‬ ‫ַמ ֵּצא‬ ‫ְמַמ ֵּצא‬

‫ח‬/ ‫ע‬ ‫ִשׁ ַ ּלח‬ ‫ְיַשׁ ַ ּלח‬ ‫ַשׁ ַ ּלח‬ ‫ַשׁ ַ ּלח‬ ‫ַשׁ ֵ ּל ַח‬ ‫ְמַשׁ ֵ ּל ַח‬

‫ה‬ ‫ִגָּלּה‬ ‫ְי ַגֶלּה‬ ‫ַגֵלּה‬ ‫ַג ּלוֹת‬ ‫ַגֵלּה‬ ‫ְמ ַגֶלּה‬

- - ‫ִה ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ְיַה ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ַה ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ַה ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ַה ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ְמַה ֵ ּלל‬

1
‫ִנ ַחם‬ ‫ְי ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ְמ ַנ ֵחם‬

2
8‫ֵבּ ֵר‬ 8‫ְיׇב ֵר‬ 8‫ׇבּ ֵר‬ 8‫ׇבּ ֵר‬ 8‫ׇבּ ֵר‬ 8‫ְמׇב ֵר‬

1. II-Gu?ural verbs with virtual doubling.

2. II-Gu?ural verbs with compensatory lengthening.

Answer Key 31 – Piel Weak Verbs 89

II. Parsing. Parse the following Qal, Niphal, and Piel forms. Some forms may have
more than one identification.

- 1 / - 3 -

1. ‫ִמ ְלּ ָאה‬ Piel Perfect 3fs ‫מלא‬

2. ‫ֲא ַמ ֵלּא‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫מלא‬
3. ‫אתי‬
ִ ‫ֵה ֵב‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫בּוֹא‬
4. ‫ְמ ַמ ֵלּא‬ Piel Participle ms ‫מלא‬
5. ‫ְמ ַמ ְלּאוֹת‬ Piel Participle fp ‫מלא‬
6. ‫ְתּ ַכ ֶלּה‬ Piel Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫כלה‬
7. ‫ִכּלּוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫כלה‬
8. ‫ַכּלּוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫כלה‬
9. ‫ַכּלּוֹת‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫כלה‬
10. ‫ְמ ַכלּוֹת‬ Piel Participle fp ‫כלה‬
11. ‫יתם‬
ֶ ‫ִכּ ִלּ‬ Piel Perfect 2mp ‫כלה‬
12. ‫ְמ ַכ ִסּים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫כסה‬
13. ‫יְ ַכ ֶסּה‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫כסה‬
14. ‫וַ יְ ַכס‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫כסה‬ WC

15. ‫ִצוָּ ה‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫צוה‬

16. ‫ִצוְּ ָתה‬ Piel Perfect 3fs ‫צוה‬
17. ‫יְ ַצוֶּ ה‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬

90 Answer Key 31 – Piel Weak Verbs

18. ‫וַ יְ ַצו‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬ WC

19. ‫ְמ ַצוֶּ ה‬ Piel Participle ms ‫צוה‬

20. ‫ִבּ ַע ְר ֶתּם‬ Piel Perfect 2mp ‫בער‬
21. ‫בּ ֲֹערוֹת‬ Qal Act Participle fp ‫בער‬
22. ‫ְמ ַב ֲע ִרים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫בער‬
23. ‫ִבּ ֲערוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫בער‬
24. ‫ַה ְללוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫הלל‬
25. ‫יְ נַ ֵחם‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫נחם‬
26. ‫יִ נָּ ֵחם‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫נחם‬
27. ‫ְמנַ ֲח ִמים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫נחם‬
28. ‫ֶאנָּ ֵחם‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cs ‫נחם‬
29. 8‫ָבּרוּ‬ Qal Pass Participle ms ‫ברך‬
30. ‫רוּכים‬
ִ ‫ְבּ‬ Qal Pass Participle mp ‫ברך‬

Answer Key 31 – Piel Weak Verbs 91

 /8 /
/-8/ / 1
1
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

:/5 1 : /8- 4 : 8/

1. ‫וַ יַּ ְעמֹד‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫עמד‬ WC

2. )‫וַ ָיְב ֶר‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫ברך‬ WC

3. )‫ָבּרוּ‬ Qal Pass Participle ms ‫ברך‬

4. ‫ִדּ ֵבּר‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫דבר‬
5. ‫נָ ַפל‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫נפל‬
6. ‫נָ ַתן‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫נתן‬
7. ‫ִדּ ֶבּר‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫דבר‬
8. ‫יְ ִהי‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫היה‬
9. ‫ָהיָ ה‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫היה‬
10. ‫ְל ַהטּוֹת‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫נטה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
11. ‫ָל ֶל ֶכת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫הלך‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
12. ‫יַ ַעזְ ֵבנוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫עזב‬ 1cp

13. ‫יִ ְטּ ֵשׁנוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫נטשׁ‬ 1cp

14. ‫וְ ִל ְשׁמֹר‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁמר‬ ְ‫ ו‬conj, ‫ ְל‬prep

15. ‫ִצוָּ ה‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫צוה‬

92 Answer Key – Hebrew Reading 4: 1 King 8:55–58


2
I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give only the diagnostics for the following strong
verb forms.

3 3 2
2

/ 2 ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ָּ ‫ִי‬

‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬

‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬

/2 ‫ִה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַי ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַמ ְק ִטיל‬
‫ִה ְק ַ֫ט ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְק ִ֫טי ִלי‬

/ 2 ‫ֻה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻמ ְק ׇטל‬

‫ׇה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇמ ְק ׇטל‬

2 ּ ֵ ‫ִק‬
‫טל‬ ֵּ ‫ְיַק‬
‫טל‬ ֵּ ‫ַק‬
‫טל‬ ֵּ ‫ַק‬
‫טל‬ ֵּ ‫ַק‬
‫טל‬ ֵּ ‫ְמַק‬
‫טל‬

2 ּ ַ ‫ֻק‬
‫טל‬ ַּ ‫ְיֻק‬
‫טל‬ ּ ָ ‫ְמֻק‬
‫טל‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following Piel and Pual strong verbs.
3 2

1. ‫ְתּ ַב ְקּ ִשׁי‬ Piel Imperfect 2fs ‫בקשׁ‬

2. ‫ְתּ ֻב ְקּ ִשׁי‬ Pual Imperfect 2fs ‫בקשׁ‬
3. ‫ְמ ֻד ָבּר‬ Pual Participle ms ‫דבר‬

Answer Key 32 – Pual Strong Verbs 93

4. ‫ְמ ַד ֵבּר‬ Piel Participle ms ‫דבר‬
5. ‫יְ ֻס ַפּר‬ Pual Imperfect 3ms ‫ספר‬
6. ‫יְ ַס ֵפּר‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫ספר‬
7. ‫ִס ֵפּר‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫ספר‬
8. ‫ֻס ַפּר‬ Pual Perfect 3ms ‫ספר‬
9. ‫יְ גֻ ְדּלוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 3mp ‫גדל‬
10. ‫יְ גַ ְדּלוּ‬ Piel Imperfect 3mp ‫גדל‬
11. ‫גֻּ ְדּלוּ‬ Pual Perfect 3cp ‫גדל‬
12. ‫גִּ ְדּלוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫גדל‬
13. ‫ְמ ֻק ָטּ ָלה‬ Pual Participle fs ‫קטל‬
14. ‫ֻק ְטּ ָלה‬ Pual Perfect 3fs ‫קטל‬
15. ‫ְתּ ֻקטַּ ְלנָ ה‬ Pual Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫קטל‬

III. More Diagnostics. With a colored pen, mark only the stem diagnostics for each
of the following forms. Consonants appearing with the Daghesh Forte of the Piel or
Pual stems have been highlighed in red, but these consonants are not diagnostic.

1. ‫ְמ ֻד ָבּר‬ ‫ְמ ֻד ָבּר‬

2. ‫ְמ ַד ֵבּר‬ ‫ְמ ַד ֵבּר‬
3. ‫יְ ֻס ַפּר‬ ‫ְי ֻס ַפּר‬
4. ‫יְ ַס ֵפּר‬ ‫ְי ַס ֵפּר‬
5. ‫ִס ֵפּר‬ ‫ִס ֵפּר‬
6. ‫ֻס ַפּר‬ ‫ֻס ַפּר‬
7. ‫ְמ ֻק ָטּ ָלה‬ ‫ְמ ֻק ָטּ ָלה‬

94 Answer Key 32 – Pual Strong Verbs

IV. Translation. Translate the following sentences with Piel or Pual verbs.

‫ל־אמּוֹ‬
ִ ‫ל־א ִביו וְ ֶא‬
ָ ‫ת־ה ֲחלוֹם ִס ֵפּר ֶא‬
ַ ‫ֶא‬ (1)

He recounted the dream to his father and to his mother.

‫ל־אמּוֹ‬
ִ ‫ל־א ִביו וְ ֶא‬
ָ ‫ַה ֲחלוֹם ֻס ַפּר ֶא‬ (2)

The dream was recounted to his father and to his mother.

‫ל־א ָחיו‬
ֶ ‫ל־אבִיהוּ וְ ֶא‬
ָ ‫ת־ה ֲחלוֹם יְ ַס ֵפּר ֶא‬
ַ ‫ֶא‬ (3)

He will recount the dream to his father and to his brothers.

‫ל־א ָחיו‬
ֶ ‫ל־אבִיהוּ וְ ֶא‬
ָ ‫ַה ֲחלוֹם יְ ֻס ַפּר ֶא‬ (4)

The dream will be recounted to his father and to his brothers.

‫ת־ח ְסדּוֹ ֲא ַב ֵקּשׁ‬

ַ ‫ת־צ ְדקוֹ וְ ֶא‬
ִ ‫ֶא‬ (5)

I will seek his righteousness and his steadfast love.

‫ִצ ְדקוֹ וְ ַח ְסדּוֹ ֻיְב ְקּשׁוּ‬ (6)

His righteousness and his steadfast love will be sought.

‫ת־ח ְסדּוֹ‬
ַ ‫ת־צ ְדקוֹ וְ ֶא‬
ִ ‫ַבּ ְקּשׁוּ ֶא‬ (7)

Seek his righteousness and his steadfast love.

J‫ת־דּ ְב ֵרי ַה ֶמּ ֶל‬

ִ ‫ַהנָּ ִביא ִדּ ֵבּר ֶא‬ (8)

The prophet spoke the words of the king.

‫ יְ ֻד ַבּר‬J‫ְדּ ַבר ַה ֶמּ ֶל‬ (9)

The word of the king will be spoken.

Answer Key 32 – Pual Strong Verbs 95

I. Diagnostics. Circle the stem diagnostics for the following Pual weak verb forms.

- 3 - 3 / -/ / / -/ / / //

‫א‬ ‫ֻמ ׇּצא‬ ‫ְיֻמ ׇּצא‬ ‫ְמֻמ ׇּצא‬

‫ה‬ ‫ֻגּ ּלׇה‬ ‫ְי ֻג ּלֶה‬ ‫ְמ ֻג ּלֶה‬

1
‫ֻנ ַחם‬ ‫ְי ֻנ ַחם‬ ‫ְמ ֻנ ׇחם‬

2
4‫בֹּ ַר‬ 4‫ְיבֹ ַר‬ 4‫ְמבֹ ָר‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following Qal, Niphal, Piel, and Pual verbs.

3 / -/ --/

1. ‫אתי‬
ִ ‫ֻמ ֵלּ‬ Pual Perfect 1cs ‫מלא‬
2. ‫ֲא ֻמ ָלּא‬ Pual Imperfect 1cs ‫מלא‬
3. ‫ֲא ַמ ֵלּא‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫מלא‬
4. ‫ְמ ֻמ ָלּ ִאים‬ Pual Participle mp ‫מלא‬
5. ‫ְמ ַמ ְלּ ִאים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫מלא‬
6. ‫ְתּ ַמ ְלּאוּ‬ Piel Imperfect 2mp ‫מלא‬

1. II-GuFural verbs with virtual doubling.

2. II-GuFural verbs with compensatory lengthening.

96 Answer Key 33 – Pual Weak Verbs

7. ‫ְתּ ֻמ ְלּאוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 2mp ‫מלא‬
8. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ִכּ ִסּ‬ Piel Perfect 2ms ‫כסה‬
9. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ֻכּ ֵסּ‬ Pual Perfect 2ms ‫כסה‬
10. ‫גֵּ ַ ֫ר ְשׁ ָתּ‬ Piel Perfect 2ms ‫גרשׁ‬
11. ‫יְ ג ְֹרשׁוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 3mp ‫גרשׁ‬
12. ‫ְתּ ַכ ִסּי‬ Piel Imperfect 2fs ‫כסה‬
13. ‫ְתּ ֻכ ִסּי‬ Pual Imperfect 2fs ‫כסה‬
14. ‫ְמ ֻכ ֶסּה‬ Pual Participle ms ‫כסה‬
15. ‫ַה ִצּיל‬ Hiphil Imperative 2ms ‫נצל‬
Hiphil Inf Construct ‫נצל‬
16. ‫יְ ֻצוֶּ ה‬ Pual Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬
17. ‫יְ ַצוֶּ ה‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬
18 ‫וַ יְ ַצו‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬ WC

19. 4‫ָבּרוּ‬ Qal Pass Participle ms ‫ברך‬

20. ‫רוּכים‬
ִ ‫ְבּ‬ Qal Pass Participle mp ‫ברך‬
21. ‫יוּמת‬
ַ Hophal Imperfect 3ms ‫מוּת‬
22. 4‫ְמ ָב ֵר‬ Piel Participle ms ‫ברך‬
23. 4‫ָיִבּ ֵר‬ Niphal Imperfect 3ms ‫ברך‬
24. 4‫יְ ב ַֹר‬ Pual Imperfect 3ms ‫ברך‬
25. ‫ְמב ָֹר ָכיו‬ Pual Participle ms ‫ברך‬ 3ms

Answer Key 33 – Pual Weak Verbs 97

 69 / /
/- / / 61
9 5
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

:/5 6 1 : 6 /- : /

1. ‫ִשׁירוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫ִשׁיר‬

2. ‫ָבּ ֲרכוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫ברך‬
3. ‫ַבּ ְשּׂרוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫בשׂר‬
4. ‫ַס ְפּרוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫ספר‬
5. ‫אוֹתיו‬
ָ ‫נִ ְפ ְל‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫פלא‬ 3ms

6. ‫ְמ ֻה ָלּל‬ Pual Participle ms ‫הלל‬

7. ‫נוֹרא‬
ָ Niphal Participle ms ‫ירא‬
8. ‫ָע ָשׂה‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫עשׂה‬

98 Hebrew Reading 5: Psalm 96:1–5

 ‫‪4‬‬ ‫ ‬
‫‪/‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬
‫‪I. Diagnostics. With a colored pen, give the diagnostics for the following strong verb‬‬
‫‪forms.‬‬

‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪4 4‬‬ ‫‪4 4‬‬

‫‪4‬‬

‫‪/‬‬ ‫נִ ְק ַטל‬ ‫ִי ָּ‬

‫ק ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫ִהָקּ ֵטל‬ ‫נִ ְקטוֹל‬ ‫נִ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ִהָקּטוֹל‬
‫‪/‬‬ ‫ִה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַי ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַה ְק ִטיל‬ ‫ַה ְק ֵטל‬ ‫ַמ ְק ִטיל‬
‫ִה ְק ַ֫ט ְל ׇתּ‬ ‫ַה ְק ִ֫טי ִלי‬
‫‪/‬‬ ‫ֻה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ֻמ ְק ׇטל‬
‫ׇה ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇי ְק ַטל‬ ‫ׇמ ְק ׇטל‬

‫ִק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְיַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְמַק ֵּ‬
‫טל‬

‫ֻק ַ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְיֻק ַּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ְמֻק ָ ּ‬
‫טל‬

‫‪/‬‬ ‫ִה ְתַק ֵ ּ‬

‫טל‬ ‫יִ ְתַק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ִה ְתַק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ִה ְתַק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫טל ִה ְתַק ֵ ּ‬
‫טל‬ ‫ִמ ְתַק ֵ ּ‬

‫‪Answer Key 34 – Hithpael Strong Verbs‬‬ ‫‪99‬‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following derived stem verbs.

3 4 4

1. ‫יִ ְתגַּ ֵדּל‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫גדל‬

2. ‫ִמ ְת ַכּ ֵבּד‬ Hithpael Participle ms ‫כבד‬
3. ‫יִ ְת ַל ְכּדוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3mp ‫לכד‬
4. ‫אתם‬
ֶ ‫הוֹצ‬
ֵ Hiphil Perfect 2mp ‫יצא‬
5. @‫וַ ָיְב ֶר‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫ברך‬ WC

6. ‫יוּשׁב‬
ַ Hophal Imperfect 3ms ‫ישׁב‬
7. ‫וַ יִּ ְת ַמ ְכּרוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3mp ‫מכר‬ WC

8. ‫נִ ְפ ָלאוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫פלא‬

9. ‫ַמ ִבּיט‬ Hiphil Participle ms ‫נבט‬
10. ‫ִמ ְת ַק ְדּ ִשׁים‬ Hithpael Participle mp ‫קדשׁ‬
11. ‫וַ יִּ ְת ַפּ ֵשּׁט‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫פשׁט‬ WC

12. ‫ימינָ ה‬
ֶ֫ ‫ְתּ ִק‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫קוּם‬
13. ‫וַ יִּ ְתנַ ֵכּר‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫נכר‬ WC

14. ‫ִמ ְת ַק ֶ ֫דּ ֶשׁת‬ Hithpael Participle fs ‫קדשׁ‬

15. ‫וֹתי‬
ִ ‫ימ‬
֫ ‫ֲה ִק‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫קוּם‬
16. ‫ִה ְתנַ ֫ ַפּ ְל ִתּי‬ Hithpael Perfect 1cs ‫נפל‬
17. ‫יאינָ ה‬
ֶ֫ ‫ְתּ ִב‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫בּוֹא‬
18. ‫מוּשׁב‬
ָ Hophal Participle ms ‫ישׁב‬

100 Answer Key 34 – Hithpael Strong Verbs

19. ‫וָ ֶא ְשׁ ַתּ ֵמּר‬ Hithpael Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁמר‬ WC

20. ‫ְל ָע ְב ָדהּ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ ְל עבד‬prep, 3fs

21. ‫ֵתּ ָע ַ֫ז ְבנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫עזב‬
22. ‫ִה ְשׁ ַתּ ַ֫מּ ְרנוּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 1cp ‫שׁמר‬
23. ‫ְמ ָב ְר ִכים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫ברך‬
24. ‫ִמ ְס ַתּ ֫ ֶפּ ֶרת‬ Hithpael Participle fs ‫ספר‬
25. ‫ֶא ְשׁ ְמ ָרה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁמר‬ ‫ ָוה‬ending

Answer Key 34 – Hithpael Strong Verbs 101

 A
5
I. Diagnostics. Circle the stem diagnostics for the following Hithpael weak verb
forms.

/ - / - / / - 5
- 5

‫ִה ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל‬ ‫יִ ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ִה ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ִה ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל‬ ‫ִמ ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל ִה ְתַפּ ֵ ּלל‬

‫ה‬ ‫ִה ְת ַגׇּלּה‬ ‫יִ ְת ַגֶּלּה‬ ‫ִה ְת ַגֵּלּה‬ ‫ִה ְת ַגּ ּלוֹת‬ ‫ִמ ְת ַגֶּלּה‬

1
‫ִה ְת ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫יִ ְת ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ִה ְת ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ִה ְת ַנ ֵחם‬ ‫ִמ ְת ַנ ֵחם ִה ְת ַנ ֵחם‬

2
3‫ִה ְתׇבּ ֵר‬ 3‫יִ ְתׇבּ ֵר‬ 3‫ִה ְתׇבּ ֵר‬ 3‫ִה ְתׇבּ ֵר‬ 3‫ ִה ְתׇבּ ֵר‬3‫ִמ ְתׇבּ ֵר‬

II. Parsing. Parse the following verbs.

3 5 / //

1. ‫וַ יִּ ְתנַ ֵכּר‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫נכר‬ WC

2. ‫ִמ ְתנַ ֵפּל‬ Hithpael Participle ms ‫נפל‬

3. ‫ֵתּ ׇע ַ֫ז ְבנׇ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫עזב‬
4. ‫ִה ְת ָבּ ַר ְכ ֶתּם‬ Hithpael Perfect 2mp ‫ברך‬
5. ‫ִתּ ְת ָבּ ֵ ֫ר ְכנָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫ברך‬

1. II-GuFural verbs with virtual doubling.

2. II-GuFural verbs with compensatory lengthening.

102 Answer Key 35 –Hithpael Weak Verbs

6. ‫ִה ְת ָבּ ֵ ֫ר ְכנָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperative 2fp ‫ברך‬
7. ‫ִה ְת ַה ֫ ַלּ ְכ ִתּי‬ Hithpael Perfect 1cs ‫הלך‬
8. ‫אמרוּ‬
ְ ֹ‫י‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫אמר‬
9. ‫בּ ַ ֹ֫ר ְכ ִתּי‬ Pual Perfect 1cs ‫ברך‬
10. ‫ִתּ ְת ַה ְלּכוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 2mp ‫הלך‬
11. ‫יִת ַה ֵלּל‬
ְ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫הלל‬
12. ‫נִ ְשׁ ׇלחוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫שׁלח‬
13. ‫ִמ ְת ַכּ ֶסּה‬ Hithpael Participle ms ‫כסה‬
14. ‫יִ ְת ַכּסּוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3mp ‫כסה‬
15. ‫נִ ְשׁ ְל ׇחה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cp ‫שׁלח‬ long form
Niphal Perfect 3fs ‫שׁלח‬
16. ‫ִה ְתגַּ ֫ ִלּינוּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 1cp ‫גלה‬
17. ‫נִ ְתגַּ ֶלּה‬ Hithpael Imperfect 1cp ‫גלה‬
18. ‫ִה ְתגַּ לּוֹת‬ Hithpael Inf Construct ‫גלה‬
19. ‫ִה ְתגַּ ֫ ֶלּינָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperative 2fp ‫גלה‬
20. ‫ִתּ ְתנַ ֲחלוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 2mp ‫נחל‬
21. ‫ִה ְתנַ ַח ְמ ְתּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 2fs ‫נחם‬
22. ‫ִה ְתנַ ַ֫ח ְמנָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperative 2fp ‫נחם‬
23. 3‫ִתּ ְשׁ ַתּ ֵפּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫שׁפך‬
24. ‫ֶא ְשׁ ַתּ ֵמּר‬ Hithpael Imperfect 1cs ‫שׁמר‬
25. ‫ִה ְת ׇבּ ֲרכוּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 3cp ‫ברך‬
Hithpael Imperative 2mp ‫ברך‬

Answer Key 35 –Hithpael Weak Verbs 103

 :
-/3
/ :
I. Parsing. Identify the verbal stem, conjugation, person, gender, number, verbal
root (or lexical form), and any prefix or suffix for the following verbs.

6 4 -3 -5 3 3

1. ‫יְכל‬
ַ ַ‫ו‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫כלה‬ WC

2. ‫ִמ ַדּ ֵבּר‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫דבר‬ ‫ ִמן‬prep

3. ‫וַ יִּ ֵתּן‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫נתן‬ WC

4. ‫וּבבֹא‬
ְ Qal Inf Construct ‫בּוֹא‬ ְ‫ ו‬conj, ‫ ְבּ‬prep
5. ‫ְל ַד ֵבּר‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫דבר‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
6. ‫יָ ִסיר‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫סוּר‬
7. ‫ֵצאתוֹ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫יצא‬ 3ms

8. ‫וְ יָ ָצא‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫יצא‬ WC

9. ‫וְ ִד ֶבּר‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫דבר‬ WC

10. ‫יְ ֻצוֶּ ה‬ Pual Imperfect 3ms ‫צוה‬

11. ‫וְ ָראוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫ראה‬ WC

12. ‫ָק ַרן‬ Qal Perfect 3ms ‫קרן‬

13. ‫וְ ֵה ִשׁיב‬ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫שׁוּב‬ WC

14. ‫בֹּאוֹ‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫בּוֹא‬ 3ms

104 Hebrew Reading 6: Exodus 34:33–35

 :
3 :3 3:
/ 3 / 6:
I. The following is a parsing exercise for strong and weak verbs of the Qal and major
derived stems (Niphal, Piel, Pual, Hiphil, Hophal and Hithpael). Give the full
parsing information for each entry and be certain that you have accurately identified
each element of the parsing. Also, be certain that you understand all of the
diagnostic points of vocalization that identify the derived stem. Most forms have
been taken from the Holladay lexicon.

6 3 3 3

1. ‫ֻה ַ֫צּ ְלנוּ‬ Hophal Perfect 1cp ‫נצל‬

2. ‫וַ ִ֫יּ ֶבן‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫בנה‬ WC

3. ‫בּ ַ ֹ֫ר ְכ ִתּי‬ Pual Perfect 1cs ‫ברך‬

4. ‫הוּבה‬
ָ ‫ֲא‬ Qal Pass Participle fs ‫אהב‬
5. ‫תּוּק ְמנָ ה‬
ַ֫ Hophal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫קוּם‬
6. ‫בֹּנִ יָּ ה‬ Qal Act Participle fs ‫בנה‬
7. ‫ְבּנוּיָ ה‬ Qal Pass Participle fs ‫בנה‬
8. ‫הוּק ְמ ִתּי‬
ַ֫ Hophal Perfect 1cs ‫קוּם‬
9. ‫וַ יְ ַכס‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫כסה‬ WC

10. ‫וַ יְ ֻכלּוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 3mp ‫כלה‬ WC

11. ‫ִבּ ְטחוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫בטח‬

12. ‫וַ יְ ג ֲֹאלוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 3mp ‫גאל‬ WC

Answer Key 36 – Final Parsing Exercise: Derived Stems 105

13. ‫וַ יַּ גַּ ע‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫נגע‬ WC

14. ‫ַתּ ַא ְס ִפי‬ Qal Imperfect 2fs ‫אסף‬

15. ‫וַ יִּ זָּ ֲעקוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 3mp ‫זעק‬ WC

16. ‫וַ יִּ ָ ֽכּ ְלאוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 3mp ‫כלא‬ WC

17. ‫הוֹשׁ ְב ִתּי‬

ַ֫ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫ישׁב‬
18. ‫ַ ֫ק ְחנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫לקח‬
19. ‫ִתּ ַ ֫קּ ְחנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫לקח‬
20. ‫ֻתּ ֫ ַגּ ְדנָ ה‬ Hophal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נגד‬
21. ‫הוּר ְד ִתּי‬
ַ֫ Hophal Perfect 1cs ‫ירד‬
22. ‫ַחלּוֹת‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫חלה‬
23. ‫עוֹלה‬
ֶ Qal Act Participle ms ‫עלה‬
24. ‫ע ֶֹלה‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫עלה‬
25. ‫ֲא ַח ְלּ ָקה‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫חלק‬ ‫ ׇבה‬ending
26. ‫וַ ְתּ ַב ְצּ ִעי‬ Piel Imperfect 2fs ‫בצע‬ WC

27. ‫ָה ְט ְבּעוּ‬ Hophal Perfect 3cp ‫טבע‬

28. ‫ָבּלוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫בלה‬
29. ‫֫ ָגּרוּ‬ Qal Perfect 3cp ‫גּוּר‬
30. ‫גַּ לּוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫גלה‬
31. ‫גַּ לּוֹת‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫גלה‬
32. ‫ַשׁ ְלּחוּ‬ Piel Imperative 2mp ‫שׁלח‬

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33. ‫ֲא ַה ְלּ ָלה‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫הלל‬ ‫ ׇבה‬ending
34. ‫ֶה ֱא ַ֫כ ְל ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫אכל‬
35. ‫ָ ֽדּ ְמ ָתה‬ Qal Perfect 3fs ‫דמה‬
36. ‫ַתּ ְמ ֶ֫צאנָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫מצא‬
37. ‫ָה ֳע ַ֫מ ְדנוּ‬ Hophal Perfect 1cp ‫עמד‬
38. ‫ָה ְפ ַקד‬ Hophal Perfect 3ms ‫פקד‬
39. ‫ֶא ְע ְבּ ָרה‬ Qal Imperfect 1cs ‫עבר‬ ‫ ׇבה‬ending
40. ‫יָ ד ַֹע‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫ידע‬
41. ‫ַה ֲע ִ֫מידוּ‬ Hiphil Imperative 2mp ‫עמד‬
42. ‫ַא ֲע ִביר‬ Hiphil Imperfect 1cs ‫עבר‬
43. ‫יחי‬
ִ ‫ַה ְשׁ ֫ ִל‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fs ‫שׁלח‬
44. ‫תּוּכ ְלנָ ה‬
ַ֫ Hophal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫יכל‬
45. ‫נוֹשׁבוֹת‬
ָ Niphal Participle fp ‫ישׁב‬
46. ‫הוּשׁ ְב ֶתּם‬
ַ Hophal Perfect 2mp ‫ישׁב‬
47. ‫ַהגְ ֫ ֶלינָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fp ‫גלה‬
48. ‫ָהגְ ְל ָתה‬ Hophal Perfect 3fs ‫גלה‬
49. ‫הוּרד‬
ַ Hophal Perfect 3ms ‫ירד‬
50. ‫ַא ְד ִבּיק‬ Hiphil Imperfect 1cs ‫דבק‬
51. ‫ָהנְ ַ֫ח ְל ִתּי‬ Hophal Perfect 1cs ‫נחל‬
52. ‫ֵ֫שׁ ְבנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫ישׁב‬

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53. ‫ימי‬
ִ ‫ָה ִ֫ק‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fs ‫קוּם‬
54. ‫ַה ְק ֵ֫ט ְלנָ ה‬ Hiphil Imperative 2fp ‫קטל‬
55. ‫יַכּה‬
ֶ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫נכה‬
56. ‫יַמ ֶרה‬
ְ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫מרה‬
57. ‫יָ ֳע ַמד‬ Hophal Imperfect 3ms ‫עמד‬
58. ‫ִ֫יָביאוּ‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3mp ‫בּוֹא‬
59. ‫ֲאזַ ֵבּ ַח‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫זבח‬
60. ‫ְשׂ ֵאת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫נשׂא‬
61. ‫ִיַבּיט‬ Hiphil Imperfect 3ms ‫נבט‬
62. ‫יִ וָּ ְלדוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 3mp ‫ילד‬
63. ‫יִ ְשׁ ַתּ ֵמּר‬ Hithpael Imperfect 3ms ‫שׁמר‬
64. ‫ַ֫מ ִתּי‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫מוּת‬
65. ‫יֵ ָ ֽא ְכלוּ‬ Niphal Imperfect 3mp ‫אכל‬
66. ‫יְ ַא ֵבּד‬ Piel Imperfect 3ms ‫אבד‬
67. ‫הוֹל ְד ָתּ‬
ַ֫ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫ילד‬
68. ‫ֲא ַכ ֶלּה‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫כלה‬
69. ‫נוֹלד‬
ָ Niphal Participle ms ‫ילד‬
70. ‫נוֹלד‬
ַ Niphal Perfect 3ms ‫ילד‬
71. ‫ְבּנוּיִ ים‬ Qal Pass Participle mp ‫בנה‬
72. ‫גֻּ ֫ ֵלּינוּ‬ Pual Perfect 1cp ‫גלה‬

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73. ‫שׁוּב‬ Qal Imperative 2ms ‫שׁוּב‬
Qal Inf Construct

74. ‫שׁוֹב‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫שׁוּב‬

75. ‫יח‬
ַ ‫אוֹכ‬
ִ Hiphil Imperfect 1cs ‫יכח‬
76. ‫ְלזַ ֵבּ ַח‬ Piel Inf Construct ‫זבח‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
77. ‫הוֹרישׁ‬
ִ ‫ְל‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫ירשׁ‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
78. ‫ַל ֲחסוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫חסה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
79. ‫חֹנֶ ה‬ Qal Act Participle ms ‫חנה‬
80. ‫ְל ַה ֲא ִביד‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫אבד‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
81. ‫ְל ַהגְ ִדּיל‬ Hiphil Inf Construct ‫גדל‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
82. ‫ָע ֫ ִלינוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫עלה‬
83. ‫וַ ַ֫יּ ַען‬ Qal Imperfect 3ms ‫ענה‬ WC

84. ‫ִכּלּוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫כלה‬

85. ‫יתי‬
ִ ‫ִכּ ִ֫סּ‬ Piel Perfect 1cs ‫כסה‬
86. ‫ֻל ַקּח‬ Pual Perfect 3ms ‫לקח‬
87. ‫מוֹליד‬
ִ Hiphil Participle ms ‫ילד‬
88. ‫יתם‬
ֶ ִ‫ֲחז‬ Qal Perfect 2mp ‫חזה‬
89. ‫מוּצאוֹת‬
ָ Hophal Participle fp ‫יצא‬
90. ‫יאים‬
ִ ‫מוֹצ‬
ִ Hiphil Participle mp ‫יצא‬
91. ‫ַמ ֵלּא‬ Piel Imperative 2ms ‫מלא‬

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92. ‫עוּצה‬
ָ ְ‫י‬ Qal Pass Participle fs ‫יעץ‬
93. ‫ָמ ֳע ָמד‬ Hophal Participle ms ‫עמד‬
94. ‫ָמ ְשׁ ָבּת‬ Hophal Participle ms ‫שׁבת‬
95. ‫ְתּ ֻח ֫ ֶגּינָ ה‬ Pual Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫חגה‬
96. ‫ַמ ֲא ֶ֫כ ֶלת‬ Hiphil Participle fs ‫אכל‬
97. ‫ַמ ֲא ִביד‬ Hiphil Participle ms ‫אבד‬
98. ‫וֹתי‬
ִ ‫הוּס ֫בּ‬
ַ Hophal Perfect 1cs ‫סבב‬
99. ‫ֲחרוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫חרה‬
100. ‫יָ ַס ְפנוּ‬ Qal Perfect 1cp ‫יסף‬
101. ‫ַמ ִבּיט‬ Hiphil Participle ms ‫נבט‬
102. ‫יע‬
ַ ִ‫ַמגּ‬ Hiphil Participle ms ‫נגע‬
103. ‫ֲא ַמ ֵצּא‬ Piel Imperfect 1cs ‫מצא‬
104. ‫ָמ ְר ֶאה‬ Hophal Participle ms ‫ראה‬
105. ‫ָל ֵצאת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫יצא‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
106. ‫הוֹדיעוּ‬
ִ֫ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫ידע‬
107. ‫תּוֹשׁיבוּ‬
ִ֫ Hiphil Imperfect 2mp ‫ישׁב‬
108. ‫ִתּוָּ ַדע‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫ידע‬
109. ‫יתי‬
ִ ‫ָמ ִ֫נ‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫מנה‬
110. ‫ִצוְּ ָתה‬ Piel Perfect 3fs ‫צוה‬
111. ‫ִתָּ ֽוּ ְ ד ִעי‬ Niphal Imperfect 2fs ‫ידע‬

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112. ‫וֹת‬
ָ ‫ימ‬
֫ ‫ֲה ִק‬ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫קוּם‬
113. ‫ִתּ ֫ ֹפּ ְלנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫נפל‬
114. ‫וֹתי‬
ִ ‫ימ‬
֫ ‫ֲה ִק‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫קוּם‬
115. ‫יע‬
ַ ‫הוֹד‬
ִ Hiphil Perfect 3ms ‫ידע‬
116. ‫נִ זְ ַ֫ע ְק ָתּ‬ Niphal Perfect 2ms ‫זעק‬
117. ‫תוֹח‬
ַ ‫ָפּ‬ Qal Inf Absolute ‫פתח‬
118. ‫ִלישׁוֹן‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫ישׁן‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
119. ‫ִתּזָּ ַ֫כ ְרנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫זכר‬
120. ‫נִ ְכ ָבּדוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫כבד‬
121. ‫נִ ְכ ַ ֫ר ָתּ‬ Niphal Perfect 2ms ‫כרת‬
122. ‫וַ יִּ טּוּ‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫נטה‬ WC

123. ‫גִּ לּוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫גלה‬

124. ‫ִשׁ ֫ ַלּ ְחנוּ‬ Piel Perfect 1cp ‫שׁלח‬
125. ‫ִה ֫ ַלּ ְלנוּ‬ Piel Perfect 1cp ‫הלל‬
126. ‫ִשׁ ְלּחוּ‬ Piel Perfect 3cp ‫שׁלח‬
127. ‫וַ ִתּ ְר ֶ֫עינָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫רעה‬ WC

128. ‫נִ ְמ ָצא‬ Niphal Perfect 3ms ‫מצא‬

Niphal Participle ms

129. ‫נִ ְמ ָצאוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫מצא‬

130. ‫אתי‬
ִ ‫נִ ְמ ֵ֫צ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cs ‫מצא‬

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131. ‫יאה‬
ָ ‫ִה ְמ ִ֫צ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3fs ‫מצא‬
132. ‫ַ ֫ק ְחנָ ה‬ Qal Imperative 2fp ‫לקח‬
133. ‫ִתּ ַ ֫קּ ְחנָ ה‬ Qal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫לקח‬
134. ‫ִבּ ֵער‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫בער‬
135. ‫ִה ְפ ַ ֫ר ְח ִתּי‬ Hiphil Perfect 1cs ‫פרח‬
136. ‫נֶ ֱעזָ בוֹת‬ Niphal Participle fp ‫עזב‬
137. ‫ֶה ֱע ִ֫מ ָידה‬ Hiphil Perfect 3fs ‫עמד‬
138. ‫נֶ ֱע ַ֫ב ְד ֶתּם‬ Niphal Perfect 2mp ‫עבד‬
139. ‫ִה ְשׁ ַתּ ֵמּר‬ Hithpael Perfect 3ms ‫שׁמר‬
Hithpael Imperative 2ms
Hithpael Inf Construct

140. ‫ִה ָבּנוֹת‬ Niphal Inf Construct ‫בנה‬

141. ‫יּק ְסמוּ‬
ְ ַ‫ו‬ Qal Imperfect 3mp ‫קסם‬ WC

142. ‫וֹת‬
ָ ‫ַק ֫לּ‬ Qal Perfect 2ms ‫קלל‬
143. ‫ֶא ָבּנֶ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 1cs ‫בנה‬
144. ‫ִתּ ָבּנֶ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fs/2ms ‫בנה‬
145. ‫ִריבוּ‬ Qal Imperative 2mp ‫ִריב‬
146. ‫ִה ִ֫בּיטוּ‬ Hiphil Perfect 3cp ‫נבט‬
147. ‫יתי‬
ִ ‫נִ גְ ֫ ֵל‬ Niphal Perfect 1cs ‫גלה‬
148. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫ִהגְ ֫ ִל‬ Hiphil Perfect 2ms ‫גלה‬
149. ‫ִהגָּ לוֹת‬ Niphal Inf Construct ‫גלה‬

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150. ‫ִל ְשׁתֹּת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫שׁתה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep
151. ‫ית‬
ָ ‫נִ ְד ֵ֫מ‬ Niphal Perfect 2ms ‫דמה‬
152. ‫ִהנָּ ַ֫צ ְלנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperative 2fp ‫נצל‬
153. ‫ִה ָנּ ְֽשׂאוּ‬ Niphal Imperative 2mp ‫נשׂא‬
154. ‫נִ ַ֫צּ ְלנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫נצל‬
155. ‫נִ ְר ַ ֫דּ ְפנוּ‬ Niphal Perfect 1cp ‫רדף‬
156. ‫רוֹתי‬
ִ ‫וְ ָא‬ Qal Perfect 1cs ‫ארר‬ WC

157. ‫ִל ְבכּוֹת‬ Qal Inf Construct ‫בכה‬ ‫ ְל‬prep

158. ‫ִה ְת ַענּוֹת‬ Hithpael Inf Construct ‫ענה‬
159. ‫ִה ְת ַפּ ֫ ֵלּ ְלנָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperative 2fp ‫פלל‬
160. ‫ִה ְת ָבּ ֲאשׁוּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 3cp ‫באשׁ‬
Imperative 2mp

161. ‫ִה ְת ָבּ ַ ֫ר ְכנוּ‬ Hithpael Perfect 1cp ‫ברך‬

162. ‫ִה ְתגַּ לּוֹת‬ Hithpael Inf Construct ‫גלה‬
163. ‫ִה ְתגַּ ְלּ ָתה‬ Hithpael Perfect 3fs ‫גלה‬
164. ‫ִה ְתנַ ַ֫ח ְמנָ ה‬ Hithpael Imperative 2fp ‫נחם‬
165. ‫ִתּ ְתנַ ֲחלוּ‬ Hithpael Imperfect 2mp ‫נחל‬
166. ‫ִתּ ְתנַ ֲח ִמי‬ Hithpael Imperfect 2fs ‫נחם‬
167. ‫אתן‬
ֶ ‫ִמ ֵצּ‬ Piel Perfect 2fp ‫מצא‬
168. ‫ִמ ְת ָ ֽפּ ְר ִצים‬ Hithpael Participle mp ‫פרץ‬

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169. ‫ִמ ְת ָ ֽבּ ְרכוֹת‬ Hithpael Participle fp ‫ברך‬
170. ‫ִמ ְתנַ ֵחם‬ Hithpael Participle ms ‫נחם‬
171. ‫ִמ ְתנַ ֵשּׂא‬ Hithpael Participle ms ‫נשׂא‬
172. ‫ִמ ְת ַק ֶ ֫דּ ֶשׁת‬ Hithpael Participle fs ‫קדשׁ‬
173. ‫ֵה ָע ַ֫ז ְבנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperative 2fp ‫עזב‬
174. ‫ֵתּ ָע ַ֫ז ְבנָ ה‬ Niphal Imperfect 3fp/2fp ‫עזב‬
175. ‫ֵה ָעלוֹת‬ Niphal Inf Construct ‫עלה‬
176. ‫ֵה ָעשׂוֹת‬ Niphal Inf Construct ‫עשׂה‬
177. ‫ְמ ַחזֵּ ק‬ Piel Participle ms ‫חזק‬
178. ‫ְמ ֻט ָמּ ָאה‬ Pual Participle fs ‫טמא‬
179. ‫ְמ ַכ ֶסּה‬ Piel Participle ms ‫כסה‬
180. ‫ְמ ֻל ָבּ ִשׁים‬ Pual Participle mp ‫לבשׁ‬
181. ‫ְמ ֻס ֫ ֶגּ ֶרת‬ Pual Participle fs ‫סגר‬
182. ‫ְמ ֻמ ָצּ ָאה‬ Pual Participle fs ‫מצא‬
183. ‫ְמ ַשׁ ֫ ַלּ ַחת‬ Piel Participle fs ‫שׁלח‬
184. ‫ְמ ֻשׁ ָלּח‬ Pual Participle ms ‫שׁלח‬
185. ‫ְמ ָב ֶ ֫ר ֶכת‬ Piel Participle fs ‫ברך‬
186. ‫ְמ ֻב ָקּ ָעה‬ Pual Participle fs ‫בקע‬
187. ‫ְמגַ ְדּ ִלים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫גדל‬
188. ‫ְמ ַה ְלּ ִכים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫הלך‬

114 Answer Key 36 – Final Parsing Exercise: Derived Stems

189. ‫ְמנַ ֲח ִמים‬ Piel Participle mp ‫נחם‬
190. ‫אתן‬
ֶ ‫ֻה ְמ ָצ‬ Hophal Perfect 2fp ‫מצא‬
191. ‫ְמ ֻק ָטּ ָלה‬ Pual Participle fs ‫קטל‬
192. ‫ְמ ֻק ֶ֫טּ ֶלת‬ Pual Participle fs ‫קטל‬
193. ‫ְמ ֻק ָדּ ִשׁים‬ Pual Participle mp ‫קדשׁ‬
194. ‫ֻמ ְצּ ָאה‬ Pual Perfect 3fs ‫מצא‬
195. ‫ֵה ָ ֽא ְספוּ‬ Niphal Imperative 2mp ‫אסף‬
196. ‫יאה‬
ָ ‫ֵה ִ֫ב‬ Hiphil Perfect 3fs ‫בּוֹא‬
197. ^‫ֵבּ ֵר‬ Piel Perfect 3ms ‫ברך‬
198. ‫ְתּ ֻא ְכּלוּ‬ Pual Imperfect 2mp ‫אכל‬
199. ‫ְתּ ַב ְקּ ִשׁי‬ Piel Imperfect 2fs ‫בקשׁ‬
200. ‫ְתּ ָ ֽב ְרכוּ‬ Piel Imperfect 2mp ‫ברך‬

Answer Key 36 – Final Parsing Exercise: Derived Stems 115