"Qal Infinitive Absolute Parsing Drill" — Ch21 Parsing Exercise

Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute

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This 25-item parsing drill covers Qal IA forms across all major root classes in three parts. Part A presents emphatic pairs (IA + finite verb of same root): students identify the IA, name the root and class, and state the function. Part B presents standalone IA forms (imperatival and manner/progressive uses) without a paired finite verb. Part C requires discrimination among IA, IC, Imperative, Imperfect, and Perfect — using vowel patterns (qamets vs. shewa under R1, holem-waw vs. patach) and context clues (presence/absence of preposition, paired verb) to identify each form.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 מ֥וֹת תָּמוּת

A: IA = מ֥וֹת מות Biconsonantal Emphatic "you shall surely die"; death-penalty formula; IA before Imperfect 2ms of same root

Q2. 2 אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל

A: IA = אָכֹ֥ל אכל I-aleph Emphatic "you may freely eat" (Gen 2:16); qamets under aleph; permission formula

Q3. 3 שָׁמ֣וֹעַ תִּשְׁמָע

A: IA = שָׁמ֣וֹעַ שמע Strong B (gutt. R3) Emphatic "hear attentively"; qamets + holem-waw + patach before ע