Reference: Pual-Attested Verb Roots by Second-Radical Guttural/Resh
Companion to Virtual Doubling vs. Compensatory Lengthening: that reference explains why a II-guttural (or II-ר) root shows a short vowel or a lengthened one in the Pual. This page lists which actual roots are attested — every Hebrew verb lexeme in the Pual stem whose second root consonant (R2) is א, ה, ח, ע, or ר, across every conjugation (perfect, imperfect, participle, etc.), not just one form.
Each table is drawn from every Pual token in the Hebrew Bible for that R2 letter, grouped by lexeme (Strong's number) so multiple attestations of the same root are not double-counted as different roots. Biblical Aramaic portions (Daniel 2:4b–7:28; parts of Ezra) are excluded — this is Hebrew only.
R2 = א (Aleph) — 2 roots, 3 tokens
| Root |
Gloss (Pual sense) |
Strong's |
Tokens |
First occurrence |
| גאל |
to be defiled |
H1351 |
2 |
Mal 1:7 |
| ראה |
to be seen |
H7200 |
1 |
Job 33:21 |
R2 = ה (He) — 1 root, 1 token
| Root |
Gloss (Pual sense) |
Strong's |
Tokens |
First occurrence |
| טהר |
to be cleansed |
H2891 |
1 |
Ezek 22:24 |
R2 = ח (Ḥet) — 5 roots, 9 tokens
| Root |
Gloss (Pual sense) |
Strong's |
Tokens |
First occurrence |
| דחח |
to be pushed down |
H1760 |
1 |
Ps 36:12 |
| מחה |
to be full of marrow |
H4229 |
1 |
Isa 25:6 |
| נחם |
to be comforted |
H5162 |
2 |
Isa 54:11 |
| רחם |
to be shown mercy |
H7355 |
3 |
Hos 2:1 |
| רחץ |
to be washed |
H7364 |
2 |
Ezek 16:4 |
R2 = ע (Ayin) — 8 roots, 8 tokens
| Root |
Gloss (Pual sense) |
Strong's |
Tokens |
First occurrence |
| בער |
to be kindled |
H1197 |
1 |
Jer 36:22 |
| געש |
to be shaken |
H1607 |
1 |
Job 34:20 |
| דעך |
to be extinguished |
H1846 |
1 |
Ps 118:12 |
| טען |
to be pierced |
H2944 |
1 |
Isa 14:19 |
| מעד |
to slip |
H4571 |
1 |
Prov 25:19 |
| מעך |
to be handled |
H4600 |
1 |
Ezek 23:3 |
| סער |
to be storm-tossed |
H5590 |
1 |
Isa 54:11 |
| שעה |
to be fondled |
H8173 |
1 |
Isa 66:12 |
R2 = ר (Resh) — 21 roots, 54 tokens
Resh is not a true guttural, but it patterns with the gutturals here because it likewise rejects Dagesh Forte (see the companion page for why).
| Root |
Gloss (Pual sense) |
Strong's |
Tokens |
First occurrence |
| ברך |
to be blessed |
H1288 |
11 |
2 Sam 7:29 |
| גרר |
to be sawn (of stone) |
H1641 |
1 |
1 Kgs 7:9 |
| גרש |
to be driven out |
H1644 |
2 |
Exod 12:39 |
| הרג |
to be killed |
H2026 |
2 |
Isa 27:7 |
| הרה |
to be conceived |
H2029 |
1 |
Job 3:3 |
| זרב |
to be dried up |
H2215 |
1 |
Job 6:17 |
| זרה |
to be scattered |
H2219 |
2 |
Job 18:15 |
| זרע |
to be sown |
H2232 |
1 |
Isa 40:24 |
| זרק |
to be sprinkled |
H2236 |
2 |
Num 19:13 |
| חרב |
to be dried up / laid waste |
H2717 |
2 |
Judg 16:7 |
| טרף |
to be torn to pieces |
H2963 |
2 |
Gen 37:33 |
| כרת |
to be cut down/off |
H3772 |
2 |
Ezek 16:4 |
| מרט |
to be polished |
H4803 |
3 |
1 Kgs 7:45 |
| פרץ |
to be broken down |
H6555 |
1 |
Neh 1:3 |
| פרש |
to be decided/declared |
H6567 |
2 |
Neh 8:8 |
| צרע |
to be leprous |
H6879 |
11 |
2 Chr 26:20 |
| קרא |
to be called |
H7121 |
3 |
Ezek 10:13 |
| קרץ |
to be nipped/pinched off |
H7169 |
1 |
Job 33:6 |
| שרג |
to be intertwined |
H8276 |
1 |
Job 40:17 |
| שרף |
to be burned |
H8313 |
1 |
Lev 10:16 |
| שרש |
to be rooted up |
H8327 |
2 |
Jer 12:2 |
Summary
| R2 letter |
Distinct roots |
Total Pual tokens |
| א |
2 |
3 |
| ה |
1 |
1 |
| ח |
5 |
9 |
| ע |
8 |
8 |
| ר |
21 |
54 |
| Total |
37 |
75 |
Resh alone accounts for well over half of all Pual roots with a non-doubling R2 — consistent with Resh being the most frequent single trigger for the compensatory-lengthening pattern described in the companion reference page.
Method note: root identification uses each lexeme's dictionary citation form (from the MACULA Hebrew lexicon, keyed by Strong's number), matched against every Pual-tagged token in the Hebrew Bible. Worth a spot-check against BDB/HALOT before citing a specific root in teaching material.