Ch. 31, 33, 35 Add. Derived Stems

Question 1

31.13 Biconsonantal verbs do not appear in the Piel, Pual, and Hithpael stems. What stems do they occur in? What other type of verbs may appear in these stems?

Answer 1

1. Polal
2. Polel
3. Hithpolel
4. Geminate

Question 2

31.13 What are the general meanings of these stems?

Answer 2

1. Polel = Piel
2. Polal = Pual
3. Hithpolel = Hithpael

Question 3

31.13 What are the diagnostic features of the Polel?

Answer 3

1. Similar to the Piel; (no Dagesh; vowel on R1 is different)
2. Holem Waw after first consonant and tsere stem vowel (perfect only 3ms, reverts to Pathach/Shewa [רוֹמַ֫מְתָּ])
3. Imper. and Ptc. have VS preformative
4. The Bicon R2 duplicates (looks like a Geminate)
   (רוֹמֵם) (יְרוֹמֵם) (מְרוֹמֵם)

Question 4

33:11 What are the diagnostic features of the Polal?

Answer 4

1. Similar to the Pual; (most of the Perfect and some of the Imperfect and ptc have same forms as Polel)
2. Holem Waw after R1, Pathach stem vowel (perfect and Imperfect); Qamets for ptc.
3. Imper. and Ptc. have VS preformative
4. The Bicon R2 duplicates (looks like a Geminate)
   (רוֹמַם) (יְרוֹמַם) (מְרוֹמָם)

Question 5

35.12 What are the diagnostic features of the Hithpolel?

Answer 5

1. Similar to the Hithpael (no Dagesh)
2. Holem Waw after first consonant and tsere stem vowel (perfect only 3ms, reverts to Pathach/Shewa [הִתְרוֹמַ֫מְתָּ])
3. The Bicon R2 duplicates (looks like a Geminate)
   (הִתְרוֹמֵם) (יְתְרוֹמֵם) (מְתְרוֹמֵם)