The Hebrew Verb: Category

The Hebrew Verb
Verbs have the same function in most languages; they are the part of speech
that express action, existence, or occurrence. In Hebrew, most verbs are
structured via a consonantal three-letter skeleton, called the root, which is
applied unto up to seven (discontinuous consonantal) patterns, called the stem.
The verbs are also classified according to five categories, one of which
includes some “modern” verbs structured via a consonantal four-letter skeleton.
The way a verb appears in a sentence depends on its root and stem, as well as
on its category and conjugation by tense and pronoun (which includes gender
and quantity).
Category
Root
Pronoun
Stem
Tense
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The Hebrew Verb (cont’d)
The seven stems unto which verbs

Forms and tenses of verbs
are applied (stem = ‫)בִ נְ יָן‬
‫עִ בְ ִרית תַ עְ ִתיק אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬
Description ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬
Root SHOresh ‫שֹׁ ֶרש‬
Simple form pa’AL (QAL) )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬
Infinitive* maQOR ‫מָ קֹור‬
Reflexive and passive
form
nif’AL ‫נִ פְ עַל‬
Past aVAR ‫עָבָ ר‬
Active intensive form pi’EL ‫פִ עֵל‬
Present hoVEH ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬
Passive intensive form pu’AL ‫ֻּפעֵל‬
Future aTID ‫ָע ִתיד‬
Reflexive form hitpa’EL ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬
Imperative tsiVUY ‫צִ ּוּוי‬
Active causative form hif’IL ‫הִ פְ עִ יל‬
* Verbs have different infinitives under each
Passive causative
form
hof’AL/huf’AL ‫הָ פְ עַל\הֻּפְ עַל‬ stem. Not every verb has valid forms in’
every stem.
The Hebrew Verb (cont’d)
Hebrew verbs fall into five major categories [(gizROT) ‫]גִ זְרֹות‬. Their appearance in
conjugated forms is affected by the category [(gizRAH) ‫ ]גִ ז ְָרה‬to which the verbs
belong. For the purpose of this class, this particular grammatical concept will not
be pursued in detail, except to list the five major categories and show an example
[(dugMAH) ‫ ]דֻּגְ מָ ה‬of such a verb in each category, along with its root and infinitive.
Categories - ‫גִ זְרֹות‬
Meaning ‫מָ קֹור‬ ‫ דֻּגְ מָ ה‬Description ‫תַ עְ ִתיק קִ ּצּור‬ ‫גִ ז ְָרה‬
to request ‫לְ בַ קֵ ש‬ ‫ בקש‬consonants are used)
Regular verbs (all 3 root
‫ ש׳‬shleiMIM *‫ְשל ִֵמים‬
to fall ‫לִ פֹׁ ל‬ ‫ נפל‬consonants are used)
Defective verbs (not all root
‫ ח׳‬haseiRIM *‫חֲסֵ ִרים‬
to slow
down ‫לְ הָ אֵ ט‬ ‫אטט‬ Gemmate verbs (2nd & 3rd root
consonants are the same) ‫ ּכ׳‬kefuLIM *‫ּכְ פּולִ ים‬
to read/call ‫לִ קְ ר ֹׁא‬ ‫קרא‬ Quiescent verbs (silent 3rd root
consonant) ‫ נ׳‬naHIM *‫נָחִ ים‬
to translate ‫לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬ ‫ תרגם‬Quadriliteral
consonants)
verbs (root with 4
‫ מ׳‬meruba’IM ‫ְמרֻּ בָ עִ ים‬
* These consist of several subcategories determined by which consonants appear in any of the three positions in the root.
Sample Conjugations of Verbs
The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to request” – ‫ בקש[ לְ בַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]
Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬ ‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you,
aNI, AT,
,ְְּ‫ אַ ת‬,‫אֲנִ י‬ I, you,
aNI, aTAH.
,‫ אַ תָ ה‬,‫אֲנִ י‬
,‫הִ יא‬ ,‫הּוא‬
request request
HI, HU,
mevaQEshet mevaQESH
she requests
‫ְמבַ קֶ שֶ ת‬ he requests
‫ְמבַ קֵ ש‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
,‫ֲאנַחְ נּו‬ we, aNAHnu,
,‫ֲאנַחְ נּו‬
you, they,
request
aTEN, HEN,
mevaqSHOT
,‫ הֵ ן‬,‫אַ תֶ ן‬ you, they,
request
aTEM, HEM,
mevaqSHIM
,‫ הֵ ם‬,‫אַ תֶ ם‬
‫ְמבַ קְ שֹות‬ ‫ְמבַ קְ ִשים‬
Sample Conjugations of Verbs (cont’d)
Past - ‫עָבָ ר‬
‫תַ עְ ִתיק אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק אַ נְ גְ לִ ית תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I requested aNI biQASHti ‫אֲנִ י בִ קַ ְש ִתי‬
you
requested
AT biQASHt ‫אַ תְְּ בִ קַ ְש ְְּת‬ you
requested
aTAH
biQASHta ְָּ ‫אַ תָ ה בִ קַ ְש‬
‫ת‬
she
requested
HI biqSHAH ‫הִ יא בִ קְ שָ ה‬ he
requested
HU biQESH ‫הּוא בִ קֵ ש‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫זונ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we requested
aNAHnu
biQASHnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו בִ קַ ְשנּו‬
you
requested
aTEN
biQASHten ‫אַ תֶ ן בִ קַ ְשתֶ ן‬ you
requested
aTEM
biQASHtem ‫אַ תֶ ם בִ קַ ְשתֶ ם‬
they requested
HEM/HEN
biqSHU ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן בִ קְ שּו‬
Future - ‫ע ִָתיד‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall request aNI avaQESH ‫אֲנִ י אֲבַ קֵ ש‬
you
will request
AT tevaqSHI ‫אַ תְְּ ְתבַ קְ ִשי‬ you aTAH
will request tevaQESH ‫אַ תָ ה ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
she HI
will request tevaQESH ‫הִ יא ְתבַ קֵ ש‬ he HU
will request yevaQESH ‫הּוא יְ בַ קֵ ש‬
we
shall request
aNAHnu
nevaQESH ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נְ בַ קֵ ש‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן ְתבַ קְ שּו‬ ‫אַ תֶ ם ְתבַ קְ שּו‬
you aTEN you aTEM
will request tevaqSHU * See note will request tevaqSHU
on Page 7 they
*‫הֵ ן יְ בַ קְ שּו‬ ‫הֵ ם יְ בַ קְ שּו‬
they HEN HEM
will request yevaqSHU will request yevaqSHU
Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

‫תַ עְ ִתיק אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫עִ בְ ִרית‬
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you)
request!
(AT)
baqSHI !‫(אַ תְְּ) בַ קְ ִשי‬ (you)
request!
(aTAH)
baQESH !‫(אַ תָ ה) בַ קֵ ש‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) בַ קְ שּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) בַ קְ שּו‬
(you) (aTEN) (you) (aTEM)
request! baqSHU request! baqSHU
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ בַ קֵ ְשנָה‬baQESHna]
Note for Page 6
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ְתבַ קֵ ְשנָה‬aTEN/HEN) t vaQESHna]
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Sample Conjugations of Verbs
The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to be requested” – ‫ בקש[ לְ הִ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I am
aNI, AT,
,ְְּ‫ אַ ת‬,‫אֲנִ י‬ I am
aNI, aTAH.
you are you are
HI, HU,
she is he is
mitbaQEshet mitbaQESH
requested
‫ִמ ְתבַ קֶ שֶ ת‬ requested
‫ִמ ְתבַ קִ ש‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
,‫ אַ תֶ ן‬,‫ֲאנַחְ נּו‬ we, aNAHnu,
you, they, are aTEN, HEN,
requested mitbaqSHOT
,‫הֵ ן‬ you, they, are aTEM, HEM,
requested mitbaqSHIM
‫ִמ ְתבַ קְ שֹות‬ ‫ִמ ְתבַ קְ ִשים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I was requested
aNI
hitbaQASHti ‫אֲנִ י הִ ְתבַ קַ ְש ִתי‬
you were AT
requested hitbaQASHt ‫אַ תְְּ הִ ְתבַ קַ ְש ְְּת‬ you were aTAH
requested hitbaQASHta ‫אַ תָ ה הִ ְתבַ קַ ְש ְָּת‬
she was HI
requested hitbaqSHAH ‫הִ יא הִ ְתבַ קְ שָ ה‬ he was
requested
HU hitbaQESH ‫הּוא הִ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
we were requested
aNAHnu
hibaQASHnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו הִ ְתבַ קַ ְשנּו‬
you were
requeste
d
aTEN
hitbaQASHten ‫אַ תֶ ן הִ ְתבַ קַ ְשתֶ ן‬ you were aTEM
requested hitbaQASHtem ‫אַ תֶ ם הִ ְתבַ קַ ְשתֶ ם‬
they were requested
HEM/HEN
hitbaqSHU ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן הִ ְתבַ קְ שּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall be requested aNI etbQESH ‫אֲנִ י אֶ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
you will be
requested
AT
titbaqSHI ‫אַ תְְּ ִת ְתבַ קְ ִשי‬ you will be
requested
aTAH
titbaQESH ‫אַ תָ ה ִת ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
she will be
requested
HI
titbaQESH ‫הִ יא ִת ְתבַ קֵ ש‬ he will be
requested
HU
yitbaQESH ‫הּוא יִ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
we shall be requested
aNAHnu
nitbaQESH ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נִ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
you will be
requested
aTEN
titbaqSHU *‫אַ תֶ ן ִת ְתבַ קְ שּו‬ * See note
you will be
requested
aTEM
titbaqSHU ‫אַ תֶ ם ִת ְתבַ קְ שּו‬
on Page 11 they will be HEM
they will be
requested
HEN
yitbaqSHU *‫הֵ ן יִ ְתבַ קְ שּו‬ requested yitbaqSHU ‫הֵ ם יִ ְתבַ קְ שּו‬

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you)
be requested!
(AT)
hitbaqSHI !‫(אַ תְְּ) הִ ְתבַ קְ ִשי‬ (you)
be requested!
(aTAH)
hitbaQESH !‫(אַ תָ ה) הִ ְתבַ קֵ ש‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) הִ ְתבַ קְ שּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) הִ ְתבַ קְ שּו‬
be requested! hitbaqSHU be requested! hitbaqSHU
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ הִ ְתבַ קֵ ְשנָה‬hitbaQESHna]
Note for Page 10
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ִת ְתבַ קֵ ְשנָה‬aTEN/HEN) titbaQESHna]
The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to fall” – ‫ נפל[ לִ פֹׁ ל‬in the )‫(קַ ל‬ ‫ ָפעַל‬stem]
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you, fall aNI, AT,
,ְְּ‫ אַ ת‬,‫אֲנִ י‬ I, you, fall aNI, aTAH.
she falls
HI,
noFElet
,‫הִ יא‬ he falls
HU,
noFEL
,‫הּוא‬
‫נֹו ֶפלֶת‬ ‫נֹופֵל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
aNAHnu,
we,
you, they, fall
aTEN, HEN,
nofLOT
fall
aTEM, HEM,
nofLIM
‫נֹופְ לֹות‬ ‫נֹופְ לִ ים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I fell aNI naFALti ‫אֲנִ י ָנפַלְ ִתי‬
you fell AT naFALt ‫אַ תְְּ ָנפַלְ ְְּת‬ you fell
aTAH
naFALta ‫אַ תָ ה ָנפַלְ ְָּת‬
she fell HI nafLAH ‫הִ יא נָפְ לָה‬ he fell HU naFAL ‫הּוא ָנפַל‬
we fell
aNAHnu
naFALnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו ָנפַלְ נּו‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן נְ פַלְ תֶ ן‬ * See note
*‫אַ תֶ ם נְ פַלְ תֶ ם‬
aTEN aTEM
you fell you fell
nefalTEN on Page 15 nefalTEM
they fell
HEM/HEN
nafLU ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן נָפְ לּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall fall aNI ePOL ‫אֲנִ י אֶ פֹׁ ל‬
you will fall AT tipLI ‫אַ ְְּת ִתפְ לִ י‬ you will fall aTAH tiPOL ‫אַ תָ ה ִתפֹׁ ל‬
she will fall HI tiPOL ‫הִ יא ִתפֹׁ ל‬ he will fall HU yiPOL ‫הּוא יִ פֹׁ ל‬
we shall fall aNAHnu niPOL ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נִ פֹׁ ל‬
you will fall aTEN tipLU **‫אַ תֶ ן ִתפְ לּו‬ ** See note
you will fall aTEM tipLU ‫אַ תֶ ם ִתפְ לּו‬
on Page 15
they will fall HEN yipLU **‫הֵ ן יִ פְ לּו‬ they will fall HEM yipLU ‫הֵ ם יִ פְ לּו‬
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you) fall!
(AT)
nifLI !‫(אַ תְְּ) נִ פְ לִ י‬ (you) fall!
(aTAH)
neFOL !‫(אַ תָ ה) נְ פֹׁ ל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
***!‫(אַ תֶ ן) נִ פְ לּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) נִ פְ לּו‬
(aTEN) (aTEM)
(you) fall! nifLU
(you) fall! nifLU
*** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ נְ פֹׁ לְ נָה‬neFOLna]
Note for Page 13
* The colloquial forms are: ‫([ אַ תֶ ם\אַ תֶ ן ָנפַלְ תֶ ם\ ָנפַלְ תֶ ן‬aTEM/aTEN) naFALtem/naFALten]
Note for Page 14
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ִתפֹׁ לְ נָה‬aTEN/HEN) tiPOLna]
The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to drop (something)” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הַ פִ יל‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you, drop aNI, AT,
,ְְּ‫ אַ ת‬,‫אֲנִ י‬ I, you, drop aNI, aTAH.
she drops
HI,
mapiLAH
,‫הִ יא‬ he drops
HU,
maPIL
,‫הּוא‬
‫מַ פִ ילָה‬ ‫מַ פִ יל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
you, they,
drop
aTEN, HEN,
mapiLOT
drop
aTEM, HEM,
mapiLIM
‫מַ פִ ילֹות‬ ‫מַ פִ ילִ ים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I dropped aNI hiPALti ‫אֲנִ י הִ פַלְ ִתי‬
you
dropped
AT hiPALt ‫אַ תְְּ הִ פַלְ ְְּת‬ you
dropped
aTAH
hiPALta ְָּ ְ‫אַ תָ ה הִ פַל‬
‫ת‬
she
dropped
HI hiPIlah ‫הִ יא הִ פִ ילָה‬ he dropped HU hiPIL ‫הּוא הִ פִ יל‬
we dropped
aNAHnu
hiPALnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו הִ פַלְ נּו‬
you
dropped
aTEN
hiPALten ‫אַ תֶ ן הִ פַלְ תֶ ן‬ you
dropped
aTEM
hiPALtem ‫אַ תֶ ם הִ פַלְ תֶ ם‬
they dropped HEM/HEN hiPIlu ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן הִ פִ ילּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall drop aNI aPIL ‫אֲנִ י אַ פִ יל‬
you will
drop
AT taPIli ‫אַ תְְּ תַ פִ ילִ י‬ you will drop aTAH taPIL ‫אַ תָ ה תַ פִ יל‬
she will
drop
HI taPIL ‫הִ יא תַ פִ יל‬ he will drop HU yaPIL ‫הּוא יַפִ יל‬
we shall drop
aNAHnu
naPIL ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נַפִ יל‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן תַ פִ ילּו‬ ‫אַ תֶ ם תַ פִ ילּו‬
you will aTEM
aTEN taPIlu you will drop
drop taPIlu
* See note
on Page 19 they will
*‫הֵ ן יַפִ ילּו‬ ‫הֵ ם יַפִ ילּו‬
they will
HEN yaPIlu HEM yaPIlu
drop drop

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you) drop!
(AT)
haPIli !‫(אַ ְְּת) הַ פִ ילִ י‬ (you) drop!
(aTAH)
haPEL !‫(אַ תָ ה) הַ ְֵּפל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) הַ פִ ילּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) הַ פִ ילּו‬
(aTEN) (aTEM)
(you) drop! haPIlu
(you) drop! haPIlu
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫פלְ נָה‬
ְֵּ ַ‫[ ה‬haPELna]
Note for Page 18
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן תַ פֵלְ נָה‬aTEN/HEN) taPELna]
The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to assault/attack” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you, aNI, AT,
,ְְּ‫ אַ ת‬,‫אֲנִ י‬ I, you, aNI, aTAH.
assault
she assaults
HI,
mitnaPElet
,‫הִ יא‬ assault
he assaults
HU,
mitnaPEL
,‫הּוא‬
‫ִמ ְת ַנ ֶפלֶת‬ ‫ִמ ְת ַנפֵל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
,‫ אַ תֶ ן‬,‫ֲאנַחְ נּו‬ we, aNAHnu,
you, they,
assault
aTEN, HEN,
mitnapLOT
,‫הֵ ן‬ you, they,
assault
aTEM, HEM,
mitnapLIM
‫ִמ ְתנַפְ לֹות‬ ‫ִמ ְתנַפְ לִ ים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I assaulted
aNI
hitnaPALti ‫אֲנִ י הִ ְת ַנפַלְ ִתי‬
you
assaulted
AT
hitnaPALt ‫אַ ְְּת הִ ְתנַפַלְ ְְּת‬ you
assaulted
aTAH
hitnaPALta ְָּ ְ‫אַ תָ ה הִ ְת ַנפַל‬
‫ת‬
she
assaulted
HI
hitnapLAH ‫הִ יא הִ ְתנַפְ לָה‬ he
assaulted
HU hitnaPEL ‫הּוא הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬
we assaulted
aNAHnu
hitnaPALnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו הִ ְתנַפַלְ נּו‬
you
assaulted
aTEN
hitnaPALten ‫אַ תֶ ן הִ ְתנַפַלְ תֶ ן‬ you
assaulted
aTEM
hitnaPALtem ‫אַ תֶ ם הִ ְת ַנפַלְ תֶ ם‬
they assaulted
HEM/HEN
hitnapLU ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן הִ ְתנַפְ לּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall assault aNI etnaPEL ‫אֲנִ י אֶ ְת ַנפֵל‬
you will
assault
AT titnapLI ‫אַ ְְּת ִת ְתנַפְ לִ י‬ you will
assault
aTAH
titnaPEL ‫אַ תָ ה ִת ְת ַנפֵל‬
she will
assault
HI titnaPEL ‫הִ יא ִת ְתנַפֵל‬ he will
assault
HU
yitnaPEL ‫הּוא יִ ְת ַנפֵל‬
we shall assault
aNAHnu
nitnaPEL ‫אֲ נַחְ נּו נִ ְת ַנפֵל‬
you will
assault
aTEN
titnapLU *‫אַ תֶ ן ִת ְתנַפְ לּו‬ * See note
you will
assault
aTEM
titnapLU ‫אַ תֶ ם ִת ְתנַפְ לּו‬
they will
assault
HEN
yitnapLU *‫הֵ ן יִ ְתנַפְ לּו‬ assault
HEM
yitnapLU ‫הֵ ם יִ ְתנַפְ לּו‬

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you)
assault!
(AT)
hitnapLI !‫(אַ ְְּת) הִ ְתנַפְ לִ י‬ (you)
assault!
(aTAH)
hitnaPEL !‫(אַ תָ ה) הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) הִ ְתנַפְ לּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) הִ ְתנַפְ לּו‬
assault! hitnapLU assault! hitnapLU
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ הִ ְת ַנפֵלְ נָה‬hitnaPELna]
Note for Page 22
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ִת ְת ַנפֵלְ נָה‬aTEN/HEN) titnaPELna]
The Gemmate (‫ )ּכ׳‬verb “slow down” – ‫ אטט[ לְ הָ אֵ ט‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you,
aNI, AT,
aNI, aTAH.
slow down slow down
HI, HU,
she slows he slows
meiTAH meiET
down
‫ְמ ִאטָ ה‬ down
‫מֵ אֵ ט‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu, ,‫ אַ תֶ ן‬,‫ֲאנַחְ נּו‬ we, aNAHnu,
you, they, aTEN, HEN, you, they, aTEM, HEM, ,‫ הֵ ם‬,‫אַ תֶ ם‬
slow down meiTOT ‫ ְמ ִאטֹות‬,‫הֵ ן‬ slow down meiTIM
‫ְמ ִא ִטים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I slowed down aNI heiAteti ‫אֲנִ י הֵ אַ ְט ִתי‬
you slowed
down
AT heiAtet ‫אַ תְְּ הֵ אַ ְט ְְּת‬ you slowed aTAH
down heiAteta ‫אַ תָ ה הֵ אַ ְט ְָּת‬
she slowed
down
HI heiEtah ‫הִ יא הֵ אֵ טָ ה‬ he slowed
down
HU heiET ‫הּוא הֵ אֵ ט‬
we slowed down
aNAHnu
heiATnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו הֵ אַ ְטנּו‬
you slowed aTEN
down heiAteten ‫אַ תֶ ן הֵ אַ ְטתֶ ן‬ you slowed aTEM
down heiAtetem ‫אַ תֶ ם הֵ אַ ְטתֶ ם‬
they slowed down
HEM/HEN
heiEtu ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן הֵ אֵ טּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall slow down aNI aEt ‫אֲנִ י אָ אֵ ט‬
you will
slow down
AT taEti ‫אַ תְְּ תָ אֵ ִטי‬ you will
slow down
aTAH taET ‫אַ תָ ה תָ אֵ ט‬
she will
slow down
HI taET ‫הִ יא תָ אֵ ט‬ he will slow
down
HU yaET ‫הּוא יָאֵ ט‬
we shall slow down aNAHnu naET ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נָאֵ ט‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן תָ אֵ טּו‬ ‫אַ תֶ ם תָ אֵ טּו‬
you will you will
aTEN taEtu aTEM taEtu
slow down * See note slow down
*‫הֵ ן יָאֵ טּו‬ ‫הֵ ם יָאֵ טּו‬
they will
HEN yaEtu HEM yaEtu
slow down slow down

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you) slow
down!
(AT) haEti !‫(אַ תְְּ) הָ אֵ ִטי‬ (you) slow
down!
(aTAH) haET !‫(אַ תָ ה) הָ אֵ ט‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) הָ אֵ טּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) הָ אֵ טּו‬
(you) slow (you) slow
(aTEN) haEtu (aTEM) haEtu
down! down!
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ הָ אֵ ְטנָה‬haETna]
Note for Page 26
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן תָ אֵ ְטנָה‬aTEN/HEN) taETna]
The Quiescent (‫ )נ׳‬verb “to read/call” – ‫ קרא[ לִ קְ ר ֹׁא‬in the )‫(קַ ל‬ ‫ ָפעַל‬stem]
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you,
aNI, AT,
aNI, aTAH.
read/call read/call
HI, HU,
she he
qoRET qoRE
reads/calls
‫קֹוראת‬
ֵ reads/calls
‫קֹורא‬
ֵ
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
you, they,
read/call
aTEN, HEN,
qor’OT
read/call
aTEM, HEM,
qor’IM
‫קֹוראֹות‬ ְ ‫קֹור ִאים‬ ְ
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I read/called aNI qaRAti ‫אתי‬ִ ‫אֲנִ י קָ ָר‬
you
read/called
AT qaRAt ‫אַ תְְּ קָ ָראת‬ you
read/called
aTAH
qaRAta ְָּ ‫אַ תָ ה קָ ָר‬
‫את‬
she
read/called
HI qar’AH ‫הִ יא קָ ְראָ ה‬ he
read/called
HU qaRA ‫הּוא קָ ָרא‬
we read/called
aNAHnu
qaRAnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו קָ ָראנּו‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן קְ ָראתֶ ן‬ * See note
*‫אַ תֶ ם קְ ָראתֶ ם‬
you aTEN you aTEM
read/called qraTEN on Page 31 read/called qraTEM
they read/called
HEM/HEN
qar’U ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן קָ ְראּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall read/call aNI eqRA ‫אֲנִ י אֶ קְ ָרא‬
you will
read/call
AT tiqreI ‫אַ ְְּת ִתקְ ְר ִאי‬ you will
read/call
aTAH tiqRA ‫אַ תָ ה ִתקְ ָרא‬
she will
read/call
HI tiqRA ‫הִ יא ִתקְ ָרא‬ he will
read/call
HU yiqRA ‫הּוא יִ קְ ָרא‬
we shall read/call
aNAHnu
niqRA ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נִ קְ ָרא‬
you will
read/call
aTEN tiqreU **‫אַ תֶ ן ִתקְ ְראּו‬ ** See note
you will
read/call
aTEM tiqreU ‫אַ תֶ ם ִתקְ ְראּו‬
**‫הֵ ן יִ קְ ְראּו‬ ‫הֵ ם יִ קְ ְראּו‬
they will on Page 31 they will
HEN yiqreU HEM yiqreU
read/call read/call
.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you)
read!/call!
(AT)
qir’I !‫(אַ תְְּ) קִ ְר ִאי‬ (you)
read!/call!
(aTAH)
qRA !‫(אַ תָ ה) קְ ָרא‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
***!‫(אַ תֶ ן) קִ ְראּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) קִ ְראּו‬
read!/call! qir’U read!/call! qir’U
*** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ קְ ֶראנָה‬qREna]
Note for Page 29 Note for Page 30
* The colloquial forms are: ‫אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן קָ ָראתֶ ם\קָ ָראתֶ ן‬ ** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct,
[(aTEN/HEN) qaRAtem/qaRAten] forms are: ‫אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ִתקְ ֶראנָה‬
[(aTEN/HEN) tiqREna]
The Quadrilateral (‫ )מ׳‬verb “to translate” – ‫ תרגם[ לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
I, you,
aNI, AT,
aNI, aTAH.
translate translate
HI, HU,
she he
metarGEmet metarGEM
translates
‫ְמתַ ְרגֶמֶ ת‬ translates
‫ְמתַ ְרגֵם‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
we, aNAHnu,
you, they,
translate
aTEN, HEN,
metargeMOT
translate
aTEM, HEM,
metargeMIM
‫ְמתַ ְרגְ מֹות‬ ‫ְמתַ ְרגְ ִמים‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I translated aNI tirGAMti ‫אֲנִ י ִת ְרג ְַמ ִתי‬
you
translated
AT tirGAMt ‫אַ תְְּ ִת ְרג ְַמ ְְּת‬ you
translated
aTAH
tirGAMta ‫אַ תָ ה ִת ְרג ְַמ ְָּת‬
she
translated
HI
tirgeMAH ‫הִ יא ִת ְרגְ מָ ה‬ he
translated
HU tirGEM ‫הּוא ִת ְרגֵם‬
we translated
aNAHnu
tirGAMnu ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו ִת ְרג ְַמנּו‬
you
translated
aTEN
tirGAMten ‫אַ תֶ ן ִת ְרג ְַמתֶ ן‬ you
translated
aTEM
tirGAMtem ‫אַ תֶ ם ִת ְרג ְַמתֶ ם‬
they translated
HEM/HEN
tirgeMU ‫הֵ ם\הֵ ן ִת ְרגְ מּו‬
.‫נ‬ ‫זו״נ‬ .‫ז‬
I shall translate aNI atarGEM ‫אֲנִ י אֲתַ ְרגֵם‬
you will
translate
AT tetargeMI ‫אַ תְְּ ְתתַ ְרגְ ִמי‬ you will
translate
aTAH
tetarGEM ‫אַ תָ ה ְתתַ ְרגֵם‬
she will
translate
HI tetarGEM ‫הִ יא ְתתַ ְרגֵם‬ he will
translate
HU
yetarGEM ‫הּוא יְ תַ ְרגֵם‬
we shall translate
aNAHnu
netarGEM ‫ֲאנַחְ נּו נְ תַ ְרגֵם‬
*‫אַ תֶ ן ְתתַ ְרגְ מּו‬ ‫אַ תֶ ם ְתתַ ְרגְ מּו‬
you will aTEN you will aTEM
translate tetargeMU * See note translate tetargeMU
*‫הֵ ן יְ תַ ְרגְ מּו‬ ‫הֵ ם יְ תַ ְרגְ מּו‬
they will HEN HEM
translate yetargeMU translate yetargeMU

.‫נ‬ .‫ז‬
(you)
translate!
(AT)
targeMI !‫(אַ ְְּת) תַ ְרגְ ִמי‬ (you)
translate!
(aTAH)
tarGEM !‫(אַ תָ ה) תַ ְרגֵם‬
‫נ״ר‬ ‫ז״ר‬
**!‫(אַ תֶ ן) תַ ְרגְ מּו‬ !‫(אַ תֶ ם) תַ ְרגְ מּו‬
translate! targeMU translate! targeMU
** The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: !‫[ תַ ְרג ְֵמנָה‬tetarGEMna]
Note for Page 34
* The less commonly used, but grammatically correct, form is: ‫([ אַ תֶ ן\הֵ ן ְתתַ ְרג ְֵמנָה‬aTEN/HEN) t tarGEMna]
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Some Common Verbs
‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫מָ קֹור‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש‬
to love/like )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ le’eHOV ‫ֶלאֱהֹׁ ב‬ ‫אהב‬
to fall in love ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬ lehit’aHEV ‫לְ הִ ְתאַ הֵ ב‬ ‫אהב‬
to disappoint ‫פִ עֵל‬ leachZEV ‫לְ אַ כְ זֵב‬ ‫אכזב‬
to be disappointed ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬ lehit’achZEV ‫לְ הִ ְתאַ כְ זֵב‬ ‫אכזב‬
to eat )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ le’eCHOL ‫ֶלאֱכֹׁ ל‬ ‫אכל‬
to feed ‫הִ פְ עִ יל‬ leha’aCHIL ‫לְ הַ אֲכִ יל‬ ‫אכל‬
to say )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ loMAR/leiMOR ‫לֹומַ ר\לֵאמֹׁ ר‬ ‫אמר‬
to enable ‫פִ עֵל‬ leafSHER ‫לְ אַ פְ שֵ ר‬ ‫אפשר‬
to come )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ laVO ‫לָבֹוא‬ ‫בוא‬
to bring ‫הִ פְ עִ יל‬ lehaVI ‫לְ הָ בִ יא‬ ‫בוא‬
Some Common Verbs (cont’d)
‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור תַ עְ ִתיק‬

to understand ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬lehaVIN ‫בין לְ הָ בִ ין‬
to weep )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬livKOT ‫בכה לִ בְ ּכֹות‬
to grow/increase )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ligDOL ‫גדל לִ גְ דֹׁ ל‬
to speak ‫ פִ עֵל‬ledaBER ‫דבר לְ דַ בֵ ר‬
to be )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lihiYOT ‫היה לִ הְ יֹות‬
to go/walk )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬laLEchet ‫הלך ָל ֶלכֶת‬
to remember )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lizKOR ‫זכר לִ זְּכֹׁ ר‬
to remind ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬lehazKIR ‫זכר לְ הַ זְּכִ יר‬
to smile ‫ פִ עֵל‬lehaYECH ‫חיך לְ חַ יְֵך‬
to think )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lahSHOV ‫חשב לַחְ שֹׁ ב‬
‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור‬

to know )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ laDA’at ‫ידע לָדַ עַת‬
to exit/emerge )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ laTSET ‫יצא לָצֵ את‬
to descend )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ laREdet ‫ירד ל ֶָרדֶ ת‬
to sit )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ laSHEvet ‫ישב לָשֶ בֶ ת‬
to enter ‫נִ פְ עַל‬ lehikaNES ‫כנס לְ הִ ָּכנֵס‬
to put in/bring in ‫הִ פְ עִ יל‬ lehachNIS ‫כנס לְ הַ כְ נִ יס‬
to write )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lichTOV ‫כתב לִ כְ תֹׁ ב‬
to correspond (with
someone) ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬ lehitkaTEV ‫כתב לְ הִ ְתּכַתֵ ב‬
to wear (clothing) )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lilBOSH ‫לבש לִ לְ בֹׁ ש‬
to get dressed ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬ lehitlaBESH ‫לבש לְ הִ ְתלַבֵ ש‬
‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור‬

to learn/study )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lilMOD ‫למד לִ לְ מֹׁ ד‬
to teach/instruct ‫פִ עֵל‬ lelaMED ‫למד לְ לַמֵ ד‬
to sell )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ limKOR ‫מכר לִ ְמּכֹׁ ר‬
to be sold ‫נִ פְ עַל‬ lehimaCHER ‫מכר לְ הִ מָ כֵר‬
to drive (a
vehicle)/lead )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ linHOG ‫לִ נְ הֹׁ ג‬ ‫נהג‬
to behave ‫הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬ lehitnaHEG ‫לְ הִ ְתנַהֵ ג‬ ‫נהג‬
to close )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lisGOR ‫לִ ְסגֹׁ ר‬ ‫סגר‬
to count )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lisPOR ‫לִ ְספֹׁ ר‬ ‫ספר‬
to tell/cut hair ‫פִ עֵל‬ lesaPER ‫לְ סַ פֵר‬ ‫ספר‬
to work )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ la’aVOD ‫ַלעֲבֹׁ ד‬ ‫עבד‬
‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור תַ עְ ִתיק‬

to rise/ascend )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬la’aLOT ‫עלה ַלעֲלֹות‬
to stand/stand up )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬laaMOD ‫עמד ַלעֲמֹׁ ד‬
to open )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lifTO’ah ‫פתח לִ פְ תֹׁ ְַּח‬
to buy )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬liqNOT ‫קנה לִ קְ נֹות‬
to see )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lirOT ‫ראה לִ ְראֹות‬
to show ‫הִ פְ עִ יל‬ leharOT ‫ראה לְ הַ ְראֹות‬
to want )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lirTSOT ‫רצה לִ ְרצֹות‬
to ask )‫ָפעַל (קַ ל‬ lishOL ‫שאל לִ ְשאֹׁ ל‬
to pay ‫פִ עֵל‬ leshaLEM ‫שלם לְ שַ לֵם‬
to drink )‫ ָפעַל (קַ ל‬lishTOT ‫שתה לִ ְשתֹות‬

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The Hebrew Verb

The seven stems unto which verbs

Categories - ‫גִ זְרֹות‬

The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to request” – ‫ בקש[ לְ בַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to request” – ‫ בקש[ לְ בַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to request” – ‫ בקש[ לְ בַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

The Regular (‫ )ש׳‬verb “to request” – ‫ בקש[ לְ בַ קֵ ש‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 6

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 10

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 18

The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to assault/attack” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to assault/attack” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to assault/attack” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

The Defective (‫ )ח׳‬verb “to assault/attack” – ‫ נפל[ לְ הִ ְת ַנפֵל‬in the ‫ הִ ְת ַפעֵל‬stem]

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 22

The Gemmate (‫ )ּכ׳‬verb “slow down” – ‫ אטט[ לְ הָ אֵ ט‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

The Gemmate (‫ )ּכ׳‬verb “slow down” – ‫ אטט[ לְ הָ אֵ ט‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

The Gemmate (‫ )ּכ׳‬verb “slow down” – ‫ אטט[ לְ הָ אֵ ט‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

The Gemmate (‫ )ּכ׳‬verb “slow down” – ‫ אטט[ לְ הָ אֵ ט‬in the ‫ הִ פְ עִ יל‬stem]

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 26

The Quadrilateral (‫ )מ׳‬verb “to translate” – ‫ תרגם[ לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

Present - ‫הֹׁ וֶה‬

The Quadrilateral (‫ )מ׳‬verb “to translate” – ‫ תרגם[ לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

The Quadrilateral (‫ )מ׳‬verb “to translate” – ‫ תרגם[ לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

The Quadrilateral (‫ )מ׳‬verb “to translate” – ‫ תרגם[ לְ תַ ְרגֵם‬in the ‫ פִ עֵל‬stem]

Imperative - ‫צִ ּוּוי‬

Note for Page 34

‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור תַ עְ ִתיק‬

‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור‬

‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫תַ עְ ִתיק‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור‬

‫אַ נְ גְ לִ ית‬ ‫בִ נְ יָן‬ ‫שֹׁ ֶרש מָ קֹור תַ עְ ִתיק‬

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