Ch13 Parsing Drill — Qal Perfect Strong Verbs

BBH Chapter 13 · 25 forms

Instructions: For each form, give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form).
Part C only: also identify the Stative Type (B = tsere under R2, C = holem under R2).

Part A — Clear Suffix Pattern

#FormPersonNumberGenderRoot
1שָׁמַרְתָּ
שָׁמַרְתָּ2smשמר
2כָּתַבְתִּי
כָּתַבְתִּי1scכתב
3שָׁמְרוּ
שָׁמְרוּ3pcשמר
4פָּקַדְנוּ
פָּקַדְנוּ1pcפקד
5מָשַׁלְתְּ
מָשַׁלְתְּ2sfמשל
6בָּחַרְתֶּם
בָּחַרְתֶּם2pmבחר
7זָכַרְתִּי
זָכַרְתִּי1scזכר
8לָמַד
לָמַד3smלמד3ms bare root; no suffix
9שָׁמַרְתֶּן
שָׁמַרְתֶּן2pfשמר2fp suffix תֶּן-
10חָפַרְתָּ
חָפַרְתָּ2smחפר

Part B — Vowel Reduction Forms

#FormPersonNumberGenderRootNotes
11כָּתְבוּ
כָּתְבוּ3pcכתבR1 qamets → shewa before vocalic suffix
12שְׁמַרְתֶּם
שְׁמַרְתֶּם2pmשמרR1 qamets → shewa; R2 patach
13פָּקְדָה
פָּקְדָה3sfפקדR1 reduces before ָה- suffix
14בָּחְרוּ
בָּחְרוּ3pcבחרR1 qamets → shewa
15מְשַׁלְתֶּן
מְשַׁלְתֶּן2pfמשלFull vowel reduction under R1
16זָכַר
זָכַר3smזכר3ms bare root; no suffix
17חָפְרָה
חָפְרָה3sfחפר3fs; R1 reduces
18לָמְדוּ
לָמְדוּ3pcלמד3cp; R1 reduces
19שְׁמַרְתֶּן
שְׁמַרְתֶּן2pfשמר2fp
20פָּקַדְתְּ
פָּקַדְתְּ2sfפקד2fs; shewa under tav

Part C — Stative Roots

Give person/number/gender AND identify the Stative Type (B = tsere under R2 in 3ms, C = holem under R2). Give the 3ms dictionary form as the root.

#FormPersonNumberGenderRoot (3ms)Stative Type
21כָּבַדְתָּ
כָּבַדְתָּ2smכָּבֵדB (tsere) — tsere → patach before suffix
22גָּדְלָה
גָּדְלָה3sfגָּדֵלB (tsere) — R1 reduces; tsere lost
23יָכֹלְתִּי
יָכֹלְתִּי1scיָכֹלC (holem) — holem retained before 1cs suffix
24זָקַנְתֶּם
זָקַנְתֶּם2pmזָקֵןB (tsere) — tsere → patach before 2mp suffix
25מָלְאָה
מָלְאָה3sfמָלֵאB (tsere) / III-א — also weak; tsere in 3ms; aleph quiesces