"Peil and Ithpeel Stem Drill" — Ch18 Passive Stems

Chapter 18 — The Peil, Hithpeel, and Ithpeel Stems

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This exercise presents twenty verb forms drawn from Daniel and Ezra representing both the Peil (simple passive of the Peal) and the Hithpeel/Ithpeel (reflexive/passive of the Peal). For each form, students identify (1) the stem (Peil or Ithpeel), (2) the conjugation (perfect, imperfect, or participle), (3) the root (three consonants, Peal perfect 3ms form), and (4) the translation. The drill covers the defining morphological features of each stem, including metathesis with sibilant-initial roots (items 5, 9, 11, 20), guttural variation (item 8), and III-he root behavior (items 1, 7, 9, 10, 17).

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 רְמִי

A: Peil Perfect 3ms רמה he was thrown / was cast (III-he: R3 he → yod)

Q2. 2 אִתְכְּנִישׁ

A: Ithpeel Perfect 3ms כנשׁ he was gathered / they gathered together ( אִתְ - prefix)

Q3. 3 יִתְנְסַח

A: Ithpeel Imperfect 3ms נסח it will be torn out / uprooted ( יִתְ - = Ithpeel imperfect marker)