"Peal Infinitive Construct Drill" — Ch16 Peal Infinitive Construct

Chapter 16 — Peal Infinitive Construct

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This exercise presents twenty Peal infinitive construct forms drawn from the Biblical Aramaic corpus (Daniel and Ezra) and the standard infinitive paradigm. For each form, students identify the three-letter root, identify any attached prefix (לְ, כְּ, בְּ, or none) and explain what it adds semantically (purpose/complement, temporal "when," bare verbal noun), and translate the full infinitive phrase. The drill covers strong roots, all major weak-root classes introduced in BBA Chapter 16, and includes three Haphel infinitives (items 18–20) as a preview of Ch21.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 לְמִכְתַּב

A: כתב לְ — purpose / complement ("to") to write / in order to write

Q2. 2 לְמֵאמַר

A: אמר לְ — purpose / complement ("to"); מֵ = I-aleph lengthening to say / in order to say

Q3. 3 לְמֵיקַם

A: קום לְ — purpose / complement ("to"); מֵי = hollow (II-waw) pattern to arise / to stand up