Chapter 18 — Qal Imperative Morphology Deck

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BBH Chapter 18 · 32 cards

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Card Format

Front: Hebrew form Back: Root · Form Type · PGN · Gloss · Key feature Tags: imperative-[class], bbh-ch18

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Strong Roots — A-class

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
1	שְׁמֹר	שמר · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Guard!" · Strong A-class; shewa + holem
2	שִׁמְרִי	שמר · Qal Imperative · 2fs · "Guard! (f)" · + ִי suffix
3	שִׁמְרוּ	שמר · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Guard! (pl.)" · + וּ suffix
4	שְׁמֹרְנָה	שמר · Qal Imperative · 2fp · "Guard! (f.pl.)" · + נָה suffix
5	זְכֹר	זכר · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Remember!" · Frequent in Deuteronomy
6	כְּתֹב	כתב · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Write!" · Strong paradigm
7	קְרָא	קרא · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Call! / Read!" · III-א; qamets before quiescent aleph

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Strong Roots — B-class (Guttural / Patach)

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
8	שְׁמַע	שמע · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Hear!" · Gutt. R3 forces patach; Deu 6:4
9	שִׁמְעוּ	שמע · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Hear! (pl.)" · + וּ
10	חֲזַק	חזק · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Be strong!" · I-gutt. chateph; B-class patach

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III-ה Roots

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
11	עֲשֵׂה	עשה · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Do / Make!" · III-ה + I-gutt.; ה retained in 2ms
12	עֲשׂוּ	עשה · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Do! (pl.)" · ה drops before -וּ
13	רְאֵה	ראה · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "See!" · III-ה; tsere before retained ה
14	רְאִי	ראה · Qal Imperative · 2fs · "See! (f)" · ה drops; + ִי

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Biconsonantal Roots

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
15	קוּם	קום · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Arise!" · Biconsonantal; full shureq retained
16	קוּמִי	קום · Qal Imperative · 2fs · "Arise! (f)" · + ִי
17	קוּמוּ	קום · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Arise! (pl.)" · + וּ
18	בֹּא	בוא · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Come!" · Biconsonantal; aleph quiesces
19	בֹּאוּ	בוא · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Come! (pl.)" · + וּ
20	שׁוּב	שוב · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Return!" · Biconsonantal; full shureq

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I-י Roots

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
21	לֵךְ	הלך · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Go!" · I-י; tsere; ה of הלך absent; extremely short
22	לְכוּ	הלך · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Go! (pl.)" · + וּ; shewa under ל
23	שֵׁב	ישב · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Sit / Dwell!" · I-י short form; tsere
24	צֵא	יצא · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Go out!" · I-י + III-א; tsere; aleph quiesces

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I-נ and I-aleph Roots

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
25	תֵּן	נתן · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Give!" · I-נ; both nuns drop; very short
26	תְּנוּ	נתן · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Give! (pl.)" · + וּ
27	קַח	לקח · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Take!" · I-י short form; most common Torah imperative
28	קְחוּ	לקח · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Take! (pl.)" · + וּ
29	אֱמֹר	אמר · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Say!" · I-aleph; hateph-seghol under aleph
30	אִמְרוּ	אמר · Qal Imperative · 2mp · "Say! (pl.)" · + וּ
31	שָׂא	נשא · Qal Imperative · 2ms · "Lift / Carry!" · I-נ + I-aleph; both weak consonants drop; very short

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Prohibition Contrast

#	Front (Hebrew)	Back
32	אַל\־תִּקְרַב	קרב · אַל + Jussive · 2ms · "Do not come near!" · Negative command uses Jussive, NOT Imperative; Exo 3:5