Unit 28 Flashcards
The hifil
ק - ה - ל
To gather
כָּבוֹד
Honor, glory
ל - ב - שׁ
To clothe, dress
ק - ר - ב
To bring near, present
שִׁיר
Song
בָּחוּץ
Outside
ל - ע - ג
To mock
ל - ע - ט
To stuff, fill
שׁ - א - ר
To spare, leave behind
מְאוּמָה
Anything
שׁ - כ - ם
To rise early
ר - ח - ק
To remove
שְׁאֵרִית
Remainder
שׁ - ק - ף
To look down
ט - ע - ם
To taste
כ - ע - ס
To vex, anger
What meaning does the hifil usually have?
Causative (‘to cause someone or something to do the action of the root’)
Are hifil verbs typically active or passive?
Active
How is the hifil different from the nifal and qal?
It has only one participle (active) and it has a distinct jussive form
What is the defining characteristic of the hifil?
The ה prefix
Is the ה prefix of the hifil visible in all paradigms?
No, only in the qatal, imperative, and infinitives
What happens to the hifil ה prefix in the yiqtol?
The ה is elided and replaced by the subject prefixes
What points the subject prefixes in the hifil yiqtol?
The prefixes are all pointed with patah
How can you identify the hifil yiqtol?
All forms except the 2fp/3fp have hireq-yod pointing the second syllable; the 2fp/3fp forms have sere pointing the second syllable
Does the hifil cohortative undergo pretonic reduction?
No, unlike the qal and nifal cohortatives
What does the hifil jussive convey?
3ms and 3fs commands
What does the hifil jussive resemble?
The 3ms and 3fs yiqtol forms but with sere instead of hireq-yod (for the hifil 3fs/3ms jussive); the 2ms yiqtol and ms imperative (for the hifil 2ms jussive)
Are there plural hifil jussive forms?
No, the 3mp and 3fp yiqtol forms are used to give plural third-person commands
What is the function of the hifil 2ms jussive
It’s used instead of the yiqtol to issue negative 2ms commands preceded by אַל
What verbal form is used to create the 3ms, 3fs, and 2ms wayyiqtol forms?
The hifil jussive
What happens to the hifil wayyiqtol forms when object suffixes are added?
The sere in the second syllable is replaced by hireq-yod
What does the hifil infinitive construct resemble?
The ms imperative, but the vowel of the second syllable is hireq-yod
Does the hifil infinitive construct undergo pretonic reduction when subject or object suffixes are attached?
No
What prefixes the hifil participle?
מ
Do hifils with causative meaning take direct objects?
Yes, they often take two direct objects
What are the possible uses of the hifil?
- Causative
- Transitive
- Intransitive/stative
- Denominative (derived from nouns or adjectives)
- Declarative (to declare something to be in a certain state)
דּוֹר
Generation
חֶטְא
Sin
מַעֲשֶׂה
Deed
עֵת
Time
א - ב - ל
To mourn
קֶרֶן
Horn
יִשַׁי
Jesse
בֵּית לֶחֶם
Bethlehem
ח - ר - ד
To come with trembling, worry
לִקְרַאת
Towards him
ז - ב - ח
To sacrifice
זֶבַח
Sacrifice
ק - ד - שׁ
To sanctify, consecrate, make holy
אֱלִיאָב
Eliab
אַךְ
Indeed, surely, but
נֶגֶד
In front of, opposite, against
מָשִׁיחַ
Annointed one, messiah
נ - ב - ט
To look
גָּבוֹהַּ
Tall
קוֹמָה
Height
לֵב
Heart