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Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal Morphology Deck

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BBH Chapter 17 · 32 cards


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Front: Hebrew form Back: Root · Form Type · PGN · Gloss · Key feature Tags: form-type, root-class, bbh-ch17


Wayyiqtol — Strong Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
1 וַיֹּאמֶר אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he said" · Most frequent OT verb form; I-aleph holem prefix
2 וַתֹּאמֶר אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3fs · "and she said" · Same root; תּ prefix marks 3fs
3 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אמר · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they said" · Plural narrative speech formula
4 וַיִּקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he killed" · Strong paradigm model; dagesh forte in יּ
5 וָאֶקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 1cs · "and I killed" · Waw → וָ before aleph; no dagesh possible
6 וַנִּקְטֹל קטל · Wayyiqtol · 1cp · "and we killed" · Nun prefix with dagesh forte
7 וַיִּכְתְּבוּ כתב · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they wrote" · Shureq suffix; dagesh in יּ
8 וַתִּשְׁמֹרְנָה שמר · Wayyiqtol · 3/2fp · "and they/you kept (f)" · נָה suffix for 3/2fp

Wayyiqtol — III-ה Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
9 וַיְהִי היה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and it was / came to pass" · III-ה short form; hireq-yod ending; most common episode opener
10 וַיַּרְא ראה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he saw" · III-ה short form; ה dropped; frequent in narrative
11 וַיַּעַשׂ עשה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he did/made" · III-ה + I-gutt.; short form; patach prefix
12 וַיִּבֶן בנה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he built" · III-ה short form; ה dropped; dagesh in נּ
13 וַיֵּפֶן פנה · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he turned" · III-ה short form; seghol under נ

Wayyiqtol — Biconsonantal and Geminate Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
14 וַיָּקׇם קום · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he arose" · Biconsonantal short form; qamets hatuf in root
15 וַיָּבֹא בוא · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he came" · Biconsonantal; qamets prefix
16 וַיָּבֹאוּ בוא · Wayyiqtol · 3mp · "and they came" · 3mp with -וּ suffix
17 וַיָּשׇׁב שוב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he returned" · Biconsonantal short form
18 וַיָּסׇּב סבב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he turned around" · Geminate; dagesh forte in ב (R2=R3)

Wayyiqtol — I-י and I-נ Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
19 וַיֵּלֶךְ הלך · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he went" · I-י: tsere prefix (יֵ–); ה absent
20 וַיֵּדַע ידע · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he knew" · I-י: tsere prefix; yod at R1 contracted
21 וַיֵּצֵא יצא · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he went out" · I-י + III-א; tsere prefix
22 וַיִּתֵּן נתן · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he gave" · I-נ: nun assimilated; dagesh forte in תּ
23 וַיֵּשֶׁב ישב · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · "and he sat/dwelt" · I-י: tsere prefix; seghol in root

Weqatal — Strong Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
24 וְשָׁמַרְתָּ שמר · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall keep" · Follows imperfect/command; stress on -tā
25 וְאָהַבְתָּ אהב · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall love" · Deu 6:5; classic command chain
26 וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם שמר · Weqatal · 2mp · "and you (pl.) shall keep" · Waw → וּ before shewa; 2mp
27 וְשָׁמְרוּ שמר · Weqatal · 3cp · "and they shall keep" · Future chain; identical to perfect without context
28 וְנָתַתָּ נתן · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall give" · I-נ regular in perfect/weqatal

Weqatal — Weak and Piel Roots

# Front (Hebrew) Back
29 וְעָשִׂיתָ עשה · Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall do" · III-ה perfect 2ms + וְ; hireq-yod before suffix
30 וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם שנן · Piel Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall teach diligently" · Deu 6:7; Piel form in command chain
31 וְדִבַּרְתָּ דבר · Piel Weqatal · 2ms · "and you shall speak" · Deu 6:7; Piel weqatal
32 וְהָיָה היה · Weqatal · 3ms · "and it shall be" · III-ה; common prophetic/legal opener