Ch. 27: Hiphil Weak Verbs

Question 1

What are the Hiphil Weak verbs that go through changes?

Answer 1

1. I-Guttural
2. III-ח/ע
3. III-א
4. III-ה
5. I-י
6. Iנ־
7. Bicon

Question 2

27.2 What are the changes to the I-Gutt Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 2

1. Perfect has Seghol, Hateph Seghol vowel pattern (like the Niphil [הֶעֱמִיד])
2. The remainder have a Hateph Pathach under the R1 position (since they cannot take a SS [יַעֲמִיד])

Question 3

27.4 What are the changes to the III-ח/ע Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 3

1. There is a furitive Pathach in all forms that lack a sufformative
2. The Imperfect 3/2fp has a Pathach stem vowel instead of Tsere (because gutturals prefer a-class vowels)
3. Because of (2) the Imperative has a Pathach 2ms/2fp and Hireq Yod 2fs/2mp pattern
4. Like the Qal the Participle fs alt. form has a Pathach Segholate pattern

Question 4

27.6 What are the changes to the III-א Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 4

1. Perfect: all 1 & 2 person have Tsere stem vowel (you get the other quiescent changes typical for the 3-Aleph [הִמְצֵ֫אתָ])
2. Imperfect: 3/2fp have Seghol stem vowel (תַּמְצֶ֫אנָה)
3. Imperative 2fp has Seghol stem vowel (הַמְצֶ֫אנָה)
4. Participle fs alt form has the irregular 3-Aleph Segholate form (מַמְצֵאת)

Question 5

27.8 What are the changes to the III-ה Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 5

1. Perfect: follows the pattern of Niphil; for 1 & 2 the Hireq Yod might also be a Tsere Yod (הִגְלֵ֫יה)
2. Imperfect: follows pattern of Niphil; there are no diagnostic stem vowels (יַגְלֶה)

Question 6

27.9 What is the III-ה Hiphil Participle ms?

גָלָה

Answer 6

מַגְלֶה

Question 7

27.9 What is the III-ה Hiphil Imperative 2ms? And is this form the same as any others?
גָלָה

Answer 7

הַגְלֵה

Yes, the Infinitive Absolute

Question 8

27.11 What are the changes to the Iנ־ Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 8

1. Unlike the Niphil, every form of the R1 Nun has assimilated into R2 (הִצִּיל)
2. The original R1 with the SS is gone in every form; all forms have the standard vowel letters

Question 9

27.13 What are the changes to the Iי־ Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 9

1. In every form the R1 Yod will become a Holem Waw;
2. The vowel in the preformative and R1 SS will drop off
   (הוֹשִׁיב)

Question 10

27.15 What are the general changes to the Bicon Hiphil Weak verbs?

Answer 10

1. Every medial letter will be hireq yod (הֵקִים)

2. Other than Perfect and Participle, all other preformative vowels are Qamets (יָקִים)

Question 11

27.15 What are the specific changes to the Bicon Hiphil Perfect Weak verbs?

Answer 11

1. 3rd Person: Tsere preformative vowel (הֵקִים)

2. 1 & 2nd Person: Hateph Pathach preformative; holem waw connective vowel (like Qal Perf Gem [הֲקִימ֫וֹתָ])

Question 12

27.15 What are the specific changes to the Bicon Hiphil Participle Weak verbs?

Answer 12

1. ms has a tsere preformative

2. every other preformative is a VS

Question 13

27.15 What are the specific changes to the Bicon Hiphil Imperative and Infinitive Absolute Weak verb?

Answer 13

1. The vowel pattern follows that of the strong
2. Tsere on R1 for 2ms/2fp (הָקֵם)
3. Hireq Yod on R1 for 2fs/2mp (הָקִ֫ימִי)
4. Inf. Absol. is identical to Imperative 2ms

Question 14

There are some forms in the Hiphil that are the same as the Qal (especially the double weak 3-Hey and I-Gutt). How can you tell the difference?

Answer 14

1. The hiphil will almost always take a direct object

2. The Qal probably won’t in these instances