וַיֹּאמֶר אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he said" · Most frequent OT verb form; I-aleph holem prefix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַתֹּאמֶר אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3fs · "and she said" · תּ prefix marks 3fs BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֹּאמְרוּ אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they said" · Plural narrative speech formula BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיִּקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he killed" · Strong paradigm model; dagesh forte in יּ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וָאֶקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 1cs · "and I killed" · Waw → וָ before aleph; no dagesh possible BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַנִּקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 1cp · "and we killed" · Nun prefix with dagesh forte BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיִּכְתְּבוּ כתב · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they wrote" · Shureq suffix; dagesh in יּ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַתִּשְׁמֹרְנָה שמר · Wayyiqtol · 3/2fp · "and they/you kept (f)" · נָה suffix for 3/2fp BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיְהִי היה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and it was / came to pass" · III-ה short form; most common episode opener BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיַּרְא ראה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he saw" · III-ה short form; ה dropped; frequent in narrative BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיַּעַשׂ עשה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he did/made" · III-ה + I-gutt.; short form; patach prefix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיִּבֶן בנה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he built" · III-ה short form; ה dropped; dagesh in נּ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֵּפֶן פנה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he turned" · III-ה short form; seghol under נ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיָּקׇם קום · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he arose" · Biconsonantal short form; qamets hatuf in root BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיָּבֹא בוא · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he came" · Biconsonantal; qamets prefix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיָּבֹאוּ בוא · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they came" · 3mp with -וּ suffix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיָּשׇׁב שוב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he returned" · Biconsonantal short form BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיָּסׇּב סבב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he turned around" · Geminate; dagesh forte in ב (R2=R3) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֵּלֶךְ הלך · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he went" · I-י: tsere prefix (יֵ–); ה absent BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֵּדַע ידע · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he knew" · I-י: tsere prefix; yod at R1 contracted BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֵּצֵא יצא · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he went out" · I-י + III-א; tsere prefix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיִּתֵּן נתן · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he gave" · I-נ: nun assimilated; dagesh forte in תּ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וַיֵּשֶׁב ישב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he sat/dwelt" · I-י: tsere prefix; seghol in root BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְשָׁמַרְתָּ שמר · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall keep" · Follows imperfect/command; stress on -tā BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְאָהַבְתָּ אהב · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall love" · Deu 6:5; classic command chain BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם שמר · Weqatal · 2mp · "and you (pl.) shall keep" · Waw → וּ before shewa; 2mp BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְשָׁמְרוּ שמר · Weqatal · 3cp · "and they shall keep" · Future chain; identical to perfect without context BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְנָתַתָּ נתן · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall give" · I-נ regular in perfect/weqatal BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְעָשִׂיתָ עשה · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall do" · III-ה perfect 2ms + וְ; hireq-yod before suffix BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם שנן · Piel Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall teach diligently" · Deu 6:7; Piel form in command chain BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְדִבַּרְתָּ דבר · Piel Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall speak" · Deu 6:7; Piel weqatal BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal וְהָיָה היה · Weqatal · 3ms · "and it shall be" · III-ה; common prophetic/legal opener BBH::Morphology::Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal