For each form: (a) Base conjugation, (b) Base PGN, (c) Root, (d) Suffix PGN, (e) Full gloss. Click ▶ Answer to reveal.
| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Full Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמָרַ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cs | "he kept me" — connecting vowel Qamets before נִי | |||
| 2 | שְׁמָרוֹ | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | "he kept him" — short form וֹ (Holem-waw) | |||
| 3 | שְׁמָרָ֥נוּ | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cp | "he kept us" — Qamets connecting vowel before נוּ | |||
| 4 | שְׁמַרְתַּ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 2ms | שמר | 1cs | "you kept me" — 2ms perfect (תַּ) + 1cs suffix | |||
| 5 | שְׁמַרְתִּ֥יהוּ | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 1cs | שמר | 3ms | "I kept him" — 1cs perfect (תִּי) + 3ms suffix (הוּ) | |||
| 6 | שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | שלח | 1cs | "he sent me" — Gen 45:5; Joseph's theological statement; God as subject | |||
| 7 | נְתָנַ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | נתן | 1cs | "he gave me" — I-נ; dagesh in first נ; connecting vowel + 1cs suffix | |||
| 8 | עֲזָבַ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Perfect | 3ms | עזב | 1cs | "he forsook me" — Psa 22:2; "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" — also Isa 49:14 |
| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Energic Nun? | Full Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cs | No | "he will keep me" | |||
| 10 | יִשְׁמְרֶ֥נּוּ | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | Yes (נּ dagesh) | "he will keep him" — energic nun + 3ms suffix; note Seghol before doubled nun | |||
| 11 | יִשְׁמְרֵ֥נוּ | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שמר | 1cp | No | "he will keep us" — 1cp suffix נוּ; no energic doubling; compare carefully with row 10 | |||
| 12 | תִּשְׁמְרֵ֥נִי | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 2ms or 3fs | שמר | 1cs | No | "you will keep me / she will keep me" — context determines 2ms vs. 3fs | |||
| 13 | יִמְצָאֵ֥נִי | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | מצא | 1cs | No | "he will find me" — III-א; aleph quiesces at R3 | |||
| 14 | יִשְׁלָחֶ֥נּוּ | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | שלח | 3ms | Yes | "he will send him" — energic nun (נּ) + 3ms suffix | |||
| 15 | יִרְאֶ֥נּוּ | |||||||
| Qal Imperfect | 3ms | ראה | 3ms | Yes | "he will see him" — III-ה; ה drops; energic nun (נּ) + 3ms suffix |
| # | Form | Base Conj. | Base PGN | Root | Suffix PGN | Full Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | שָׁמְרֵ֥נִי | ||||||
| Qal Imperative | 2ms | שמר | 1cs | "Keep me!" — classic prayer address Psa 16:1: שָׁמְרֵ֥נִי אֵ֑ל | |||
| 17 | וַיִּשְׁמְרֵ֥הוּ | ||||||
| Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שמר | 3ms | "and he kept him" — narrative; same suffix pattern as imperfect | |||
| 18 | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֥הוּ | ||||||
| Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שלח | 3ms | "and he sent him" — frequent in Genesis narrative (Jacob sent Joseph) | |||
| 19 | וַיַּרְאֵ֥הוּ | ||||||
| Qal Wayyiqtol | 3ms | ראה | 3ms | "and he showed him / saw him" — III-ה Wayyiqtol + 3ms suffix; ה drops | |||
| 20 | שַׁלְּחֵ֥נִי | ||||||
| Piel Imperative | 2ms | שלח | 1cs | "Send me!" — Isa 6:8 Isaiah's response; Piel intensive + 1cs suffix |
| # | Form | Base Conj. | Root | Suffix PGN | Suffix Role | Full Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | בְּ/שָׁמְר/וֹ | ||||||
| Qal Inf.Const. | שמר | 3ms | Subject | "when he kept / in his keeping" — בְּ + Inf.Const. + 3ms subject suffix = temporal clause | |||
| 22 | כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ/וֹ | ||||||
| Qal Inf.Const. | שמע | 3ms | Subject | "when he heard" — כְּ + Inf.Const. temporal; very common narrative formula | |||
| 23 | בְּ/רֹאֹת/וֹ | ||||||
| Qal Inf.Const. | ראה | 3ms | Subject | "when he saw" — III-ה Inf.Const. (רְאוֹת/רֹאת) + בְּ + 3ms | |||
| 24 | לְ/אָהֳבָ֥/הּ | ||||||
| Qal Inf.Const. | אהב | 3fs | Subject or Object (ambiguous) | "to love her / for her to love" — לְ + Inf.Const. + 3fs; context required | |||
| 25 | כְּ/צֵאת/וֹ | ||||||
| Qal Inf.Const. | יצא | 3ms | Subject | "when he went out" — I-י Inf.Const. (צֵאת) + כְּ + 3ms; "as he went out" |