Ch. 39

Question 1

אָרַר

Answer 1

Qal to curse, banish, impf. יָאֹר

Question 2

דָּמַם

Answer 2

Qal to be silent, astonished, dumb, impf. יִדֹּם or יִדַּם

Hiphil to destroy

Question 3

חָלַל

Answer 3

I. Niphal to defile oneself

Hiphil to pollute, defile, impf. יַחֵל;

II. Hiphil to begin, pf. הֵחֵל, impf. יָחֵל

Context determines which of these homonyms is present.

Question 4

יָצַב

Answer 4

Hithpael to take one’s stand, set or station oneself, pf. הִתְיַצֵּב

Question 5

מָדַד

Answer 5

Qal to measure, impf. יָמֹד

Question 6

מָרַר

Answer 6

Qal to be bitter

Piel to show bitterness

Hiphil to make bitter

Question 7

סָבַב

Answer 7

Qal to go around, surround, turn about, impf. יָסֹב

Hiphil to cause to turn, lead about

Question 8

פָּרַר

Answer 8

Hiphil to break, annul, frustrate

Question 9

קָלַל

Answer 9

Qal to be slight, trifling, swift, impf. יֵקַל

Piel to make light, curse, make contemptible

Hiphil to make light, lighten

Question 10

רָעַע

Answer 10

Qal to be bad, evil, impf. יֵרַע

Hiphil to do evil, cause evil

Question 11

שִׁיר

Answer 11

Qal to sing

Question 12

שָׁמַם

Answer 12

Qal to be desolated, appalled

Hiphil to desolate, ravage, impf. יַשִּׁים or יָשֵׁם

Question 13

תָּמַם

Answer 13

Qal to be complete, finished, impf. יִתֹּם, impv. תַּם

Hiphil to complete, finish

Question 14

בֶּ֫גֶד

Answer 14

garment

Question 15

טֶ֫רֶם

Answer 15

adv. before

Question 16

סָבִיב

Answer 16

adv. circuit, round about