שָׁמ֣וֹר Qal IA · שמר · Strong A · "surely keep" — qamets R1 + holem-waw R2; contrast IC שְׁמֹר (shewa R1) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute זָכ֕וֹר Qal IA · זכר · Strong A · Imperatival — "Remember!" (Exo 20:8); no paired finite verb; IA as stand-alone command BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute אָבֹ֖ד Qal IA · אבד · Strong A · Emphatic — "utterly perish"; Deuteronomy threat formula BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute גָּאֹ֖ל Qal IA · גאל · Strong A · Emphatic — "surely redeem"; Leviticus legal formula BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁמ֣וֹעַ Qal IA · שמע · Strong B (gutt. R3) · Emphatic — "hear attentively"; qamets + holem-waw + patach before ע BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁכֹ֤חַ Qal IA · שכח · Strong B (gutt. R3) · Emphatic — "ever forget" (Deu 8:19); patach before ח at R3 BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁמ֣וֹר vs. שָׁמ֣וֹעַ IA contrast: שמר (A-class) = שָׁמ֣וֹר; שמע (B-class gutt.) = שָׁמ֣וֹעַ — B-class adds patach before gutt. R3 BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute רָאֹ֣ה Qal IA · ראה · III-ה · Emphatic — "surely seen" (Exo 3:7); ה retained in IA; contrast IC: רְאוֹת (holem-waw + taw) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute עָשׂ֑וֹה Qal IA · עשה · III-ה + I-gutt. · Emphatic — "surely do"; ה retained; chateph under ע BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute הָי֧וֹ Qal IA · היה · III-ה · Emphatic — "surely be"; ה retained; contrast IC: הֱיוֹת BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute III-ה IA (רָאֹ֣ה) vs. IC (רְאוֹת) III-ה IA ends in ה; IC ends in וֹת — the ה/וֹת distinction is the clearest III-ה IA vs. IC diagnostic BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute מ֥וֹת Qal IA · מות · Biconsonantal · Emphatic — most common IA in OT (49×); identical to bare IC; context distinguishes BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute מ֥וֹת תָּמוּת Emphatic IA construction · מות · "you shall surely die" — IA + Imperfect 2ms; death-penalty formula (Gen 2:17) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שׁ֣וֹב Qal IA · שוב · Biconsonantal · Manner — "returning"; full shureq; paired with הָל֣וֹךְ BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute Biconsonantal IA = bare IC Biconsonantal IA and IC are identical forms (מ֥וֹת, שׁ֣וֹב); context distinguishes: IA never follows a preposition BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute הָל֣וֹךְ Qal IA · הלך · I-yod · Manner/Progressive — "going"; retains full yod-shape; contrast IC: לֶ/כֶת BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute הָל֣וֹךְ וָ/שׁ֑וֹב Paired IA idiom · הלך + שוב · Manner — "going and returning" (Gen 8:3); progressive/iterative motion BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute הָלוֹךְ֙ וְ/גָדֵ֔ל Paired IA idiom · הלך + גדל · Progressive — "growing greater and greater" (Gen 26:13) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute יָצוֹא֙ Qal IA · יצא · I-yod + III-aleph · Emphatic — "going out"; I-yod IA retains yod-shape; contrast IC: צֵאת BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute יָדֹ֣עַ Qal IA · ידע · I-yod (gutt. R3) · Emphatic — "surely know"; qamets + holem + patach before ע BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute נָת֤וֹן Qal IA · נתן · I-nun · Emphatic — "surely give"; both nuns retained; contrast IC: תֵּת (both nuns drop) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute I-nun IA (נָת֤וֹן) vs. IC (תֵּת) Most dramatic IA/IC contrast: IA = נָת֤וֹן (both nuns visible); IC = תֵּת (both nuns drop) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute אָכֹ֥ל Qal IA · אכל · I-aleph · Emphatic — "freely eat" (Gen 2:16); qamets under aleph; contrast IC: אֱכֹל (hateph) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל Emphatic IA construction · אכל · "you may freely eat" (Gen 2:16) — permission formula; same structure as מ֥וֹת תָּמוּת BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute I-aleph IA (אָכֹ֥ל) vs. IC (אֱכֹל) IA = qamets under aleph; IC = hateph-seghol — vowel under aleph is the diagnostic BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁמ֣וֹר (in isolation) Qal IA of שמר — qamets under R1; distinguish from IC/Imper. שְׁמֹר (shewa) and Perfect שָׁמַ֣ר (qamets + patach) BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁמַ֣ר vs. שָׁמ֣וֹר Qal Perfect 3ms vs. Qal IA: שָׁמַ֣ר = qamets + patach; שָׁמ֣וֹר = qamets + holem-waw — R2 vowel distinguishes BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute זָכ֕וֹר (imperatival) vs. שָׁמ֣וֹר תִּשְׁמְר֗וּן (emphatic) Imperatival IA = stand-alone command; Emphatic IA = IA + finite verb of same root — two distinct functions of the IA BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute מ֥וֹת preceded by לָ = IC Preposition before מ֥וֹת = IC ("to die"); no preposition + paired finite verb = IA ("shall surely die") BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute רָאֹ֣ה רָאִ֛יתִי Emphatic IA construction · ראה · III-ה · "I have surely seen" (Exo 3:7) — IA + Perfect 1cs; burning bush BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף Emphatic IA construction · טרף · Strong A · "surely been torn" (Gen 44:28) — IA + Passive Perfect; dramatic irony BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute שָׁמ֗וֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת Imperatival IA (Deu 5:12) · שמר · "Keep the Sabbath!"; compare Exo 20:8 זָכ֕וֹר — same construction, different root BBH::Morphology::Chapter 21 — Qal Infinitive Absolute