Hebrew Verb Charts

Question 1

List the 3 Simple Action Verb Stems

Answer 1

Qal (קַל), Nifal (נִפְעַל), and Nifal Again

Question 2

List the 3 Intensive Action Verb Stems

Answer 2

Piel (פִּעֵל), Pual (פֻּעַל), and Hithpael (הִתְפַּעֵל)

Question 3

List the 2 Causative Action Verb stems

Answer 3

Hifil (הִפְעִיל) and Hofal (הָפְעַל)

Question 4

List the 5 Singular Perfect Qal Forms of the Verb קָטַל

Answer 4

3ms: קָטַל
3fs: קָטְלָה
2ms: קָטַלְתָּ
2fs: קָטַלְתְּ
1cs: קָטַלְתִּי

Question 5

List the 4 Plural Perfect Qal Forms of the Verb קָטַל

Answer 5

3cp: קָטְלוּ
2mp: קְטַלְתֶם
2fp: קְטַלְתֶּן
1cp: קָָטַלְנוּ

Question 6

List the 5 Singular Imperfect Qal Forms of the Verb קָטַל

Answer 6

3ms: יִקְטֹל
3fs: תִּקְטֹל
2ms: תִּקְטֹל
2fs: תִּקְטְלִי
1cs: אֶקְטֹל

Question 7

List the 5 Plural Imperfect Qal Forms of the Verb קָטַל

Answer 7

3mp: יִקְטְלוּ
3fp: תִּקְטֹלְנָה
2mp: תּקְטְלוּ
2fp: תִּקְטֹלְנָה
1cp: נִקְטֹל

Question 8

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Nifal Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 8

It has the נִ prefix, and a pathah with the middle root letter.

[◌◌ַ◌◌נִ]

Question 9

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Piel Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 9

It has a hireq under the first root letter, and a dagesh-forte in the middle root letter.

[◌◌ּ◌◌ִ◌]

Question 10

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Pual Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 10

It has a qibbus under the first root letter and a dagesh-forte in the middle root letter.

[◌◌ּ◌◌ֻ◌]

Question 11

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hithpael Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 11

It has the הִתְ prefix and it has a dagesh-forte in the middle root stem.

[◌◌ּ◌◌הִתְ]

Question 12

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hifil Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 12

It has the הִ prefix and a hireq-yod (in 3rd person forms) or a pathah (in 2nd and 1st person forms) as its thematic vowel (middle root letter vowel).

[◌י◌ִ◌◌Iהִ]
[◌◌ַ◌◌הִ]

Question 13

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hofal Stem in the Perfect?

Answer 13

It has the הָ stem, and a silent sheva in the first root vowel.

[◌◌◌ְ◌הָ]

Question 14

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Nifal Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 14

It has a hireq as a performative vowel, and a dagesh-forte and a qametz with the first root letter.

[◌◌◌ָּ◌ִ ]

Question 15

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Piel Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 15

It has a shewa performative vowel, a pathah with the first root letter, and a dagesh-forte in the middle root letter.

[◌◌ּ◌ ַ◌ְ ]

Question 16

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Pual Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 16

It has a shewa performative vowel, a qibbus with the first root letter, and a dagesh-forte in the middle root letter.

[◌◌ּ◌◌ֻ◌◌ְ ]

Question 17

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hithpael Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 17

It has a the הִתְ prefix and a dagesh-forte in the middle root vowel.

[◌◌ּ◌◌ הִתְ]

Question 18

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hifil Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 18

It has a pathah preformative vowel and a tsere (3fp, or 2fp) or hireq yod (everything else) thematic vowel.

[◌◌ֵ◌◌◌ַ ]
[◌י◌ִ◌◌◌ַ ]

Question 19

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Hofal Stem in the Imperfect?

Answer 19

It has the qametz-hatuf (or sometimes a qibbuts) preformative vowel.

[◌◌◌ְ◌◌ָ ]