Qal Perfect — III-ח/ע (Lamed-Guttural) Paradigms

Full inflection tables for roots with a guttural at R3 (ח, ע) in the Qal Perfect.

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III-ח: שָׁלַח (send)

Person	Form	Notes
3ms	שָׁלַ֫חַ	Patach furtive below final ח; pronounced [sha-ˈla-ħaʔ]
3fs	שָׁלְחָה	Shewa under R1; patach before ח + ָה-
2ms	שָׁלַחְתָּ	Patach furtive drops before suffix; ת is the suffix
2fs	שָׁלַחְתְּ
1cs	שָׁלַחְתִּי
3cp	שָׁלְחוּ	Shewa under R1; guttural closes syllable before -וּ
2mp	שְׁלַחְתֶּם	Both R1 and R2 reduce
2fp	שְׁלַחְתֶּן
1cp	שָׁלַחְנוּ	Patach furtive drops before נוּ

Key: The patach furtive (פַּתַח גְּנוּבָה) appears in the 3ms and 3fs where the guttural stands at the end of the word in a word-final open syllable. It is pronounced before the guttural despite being written beneath it. Before consonantal suffixes (2ms, 1cs, etc.) the furtive does not appear.

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III-ע: שָׁמַע (hear)

Person	Form	Notes
3ms	שָׁמַ֫עַ	Patach furtive before ע
3fs	שָׁמְעָה	Shewa under R1; patach + ע + ָה-
2ms	שָׁמַעְתָּ	No furtive; suffix closes the syllable
2fs	שָׁמַעְתְּ
1cs	שָׁמַעְתִּי
3cp	שָׁמְעוּ	Shewa under R1
2mp	שְׁמַעְתֶּם	Both reduce
2fp	שְׁמַעְתֶּן
1cp	שָׁמַעְנוּ

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III-ח/ע: Strong Paradigm Comparison

Person	Strong (קָטַל)	III-ח (שָׁלַח)	III-ע (שָׁמַע)
3ms	קָטַל	שָׁלַ֫חַ	שָׁמַ֫עַ
3fs	קָטְלָה	שָׁלְחָה	שָׁמְעָה
2ms	קָטַלְתָּ	שָׁלַחְתָּ	שָׁמַעְתָּ
2fs	קָטַלְתְּ	שָׁלַחְתְּ	שָׁמַעְתְּ
1cs	קָטַלְתִּי	שָׁלַחְתִּי	שָׁמַעְתִּי
3cp	קָטְלוּ	שָׁלְחוּ	שָׁמְעוּ
2mp	קְטַלְתֶּם	שְׁלַחְתֶּם	שְׁמַעְתֶּם
1cp	קָטַלְנוּ	שָׁלַחְנוּ	שָׁמַעְנוּ

Note: The 3ms and 3fs with patach furtive are the only cells that clearly distinguish this class from the strong paradigm. All other forms look essentially like strong roots.