Chapter 17 — Wayyiqtol and Weqatal Morphology Deck
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Wayyiqtol — Strong Roots
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |