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Chapter 22 — Qal Participle Morphology Deck

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32 cards · Active participle by root class (Groups 1–5) + Passive participle (Group 6) + Disambiguation (Group 7).


Group 1 — Active Participle, Strong A-class (שמר)

# Hebrew Answer
1 שֹׁמֵ֖ר Qal Active Ptc. ms · שמר · Strong A · "keeper/one who keeps" — holem-waw R1 + tsere R2; primary diagnostic pattern
2 שֹׁמֶ֫רֶת Qal Active Ptc. fs · שמר · Strong A · "female keeper" — ת + seghol-seghol
3 שֹׁמְרִ֖ים Qal Active Ptc. mp · שמר · Strong A · "keepers" — holem-waw + shewa R2 + ִים
4 שֹׁמְרֵ֖י Qal Active Ptc. mp construct · שמר · Strong A · "keepers of…" — tsere-yod in construct

Group 2 — Active Participle, Weak Roots (III-ה, Biconsonantal)

# Hebrew Answer
5 עֹשֶׂ֖ה Qal Active Ptc. ms · עשה · III-ה · "the one who does/maker" — holem-waw + seghol + ה
6 עֹשִׂ֖ים Qal Active Ptc. mp · עשה · III-ה · "those who do" — ה drops in plural + ִים
7 רֹעֶ֛ה Qal Active Ptc. ms · רעה · III-ה · "shepherd" — occupational substantive; holem-waw + seghol + ה
8 בָ֖א Qal Active Ptc. ms · בוא · Biconsonantal · "the one coming" — qamets + quiescent aleph; identical to Perfect 3ms
9 מֵ֖ת Qal Active Ptc. ms · מות · Biconsonantal · "dying/dead person" — tsere + taw; contrast IA מ֥וֹת (holem-waw)

Group 3 — Active Participle, I-י Roots (ישב, הלך)

# Hebrew Answer
10 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal Active Ptc. ms · ישב · I-י · "dweller/one who sits" — yod + holem-waw + tsere; yod visible (contrast IC: שֶׁ/בֶת)
11 יוֹשְׁבִ֖ים Qal Active Ptc. mp · ישב · I-י · "inhabitants" — yod + holem-waw + shewa + ִים
12 יֹשְׁבֵ֣י Qal Active Ptc. mp construct · ישב · I-י · "inhabitants of…" — tsere-yod; common in הָיֹשְׁבֵי phrase
13 הוֹלֵ֣ךְ Qal Active Ptc. ms · הלך · I-י · "the one going" — ה + holem-waw + tsere; I-י shape retained

Group 4 — Active Participle, I-נ and I-aleph Roots

# Hebrew Answer
14 נֹתֵ֥ן Qal Active Ptc. ms · נתן · I-נ · "giver/the one who gives" — nun retained; holem-waw + tsere; most common Torah active ptc. (53×)
15 נֹשֵׂ֥א Qal Active Ptc. ms · נשא · I-נ + III-א · "bearer/one who carries" — nun retained; holem-waw + tsere
16 אֹמֵ֣ר Qal Active Ptc. ms · אמר · I-aleph · "the one saying" — holem-waw on aleph + tsere

Group 5 — Active Participle — Theological Substantives

# Hebrew Answer
17 גֹּאֵ֣ל Qal Active Ptc. ms · גאל · Strong A · "redeemer/kinsman-redeemer" — substantive title; holem-waw + tsere
18 גֹּאֵ֣ל + suffix גֹאֲל֔וֹ — "his redeemer"; active ptc. + 3ms possessive suffix; Lev 25:25
19 שֹׁמֵ֥ר (Gen 4:9) Qal Active Ptc. ms · שמר · Strong A · Substantive — "keeper"; in הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹכִי ("Am I my brother's keeper?")

Group 6 — Passive Participle (qatûl pattern)

# Hebrew Answer
20 שָׁמ֥וּר Qal Passive Ptc. ms · שמר · Strong A · "kept/guarded" — qamets + shureq (qatûl = קָטוּל); primary diagnostic
21 שְׁמוּרָ֥ה Qal Passive Ptc. fs · שמר · Strong A · "kept (fs)" — shewa + shureq + ָה; qamets → shewa in non-ms-abs.
22 בָּר֥וּךְ Qal Passive Ptc. ms · ברך · Strong A · "blessed" — qamets + shureq; predicate formula (Gen 14:19)
23 בְּרוּכָ֥ה Qal Passive Ptc. fs · ברך · Strong A · "blessed (fs)" — shewa + shureq + ָה
24 אָר֕וּר Qal Passive Ptc. ms · ארר · Geminate · "cursed" — qamets + shureq; curse formula (Gen 3:14)
25 כָּת֥וּב Qal Passive Ptc. ms · כתב · Strong A · "written" — qamets + shureq; resultant state
26 כְּתוּבִ֥ים Qal Passive Ptc. mp · כתב · Strong A · "written (mp)" — shewa + shureq + ִים (Deu 9:10)
27 נְטוּיָ֖ה Qal Passive Ptc. fs · נטה · III-ה · "outstretched" — shewa + shureq + יָה; זְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָ֖ה formula
28 בְּלוּלָ֥ה Qal Passive Ptc. fs · בלל · Geminate · "mixed with oil" — most common Torah passive ptc. (38×); grain offering formula

Group 7 — Disambiguation

# Hebrew Answer
29 שֹׁמֵ֖ר vs. שָׁמַ֣ר Active Ptc. ms vs. Perfect 3ms: שֹׁמֵ֖ר = holem-waw + tsere; שָׁמַ֣ר = qamets + patach
30 שָׁמ֥וּר vs. שָׁמ֣וֹר Passive Ptc. ms vs. IA: שָׁמ֥וּר = qamets + shureq; שָׁמ֣וֹר = qamets + holem-waw
31 בָ֖א (no context) Ambiguous: Qal Active Ptc. ms OR Qal Perfect 3ms of בוא — identical form; context (noun agreement or predicate use = ptc.; narrative past = Perfect) distinguishes
32 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב vs. יִ/יְשֵׁ֣ב Active Ptc. ms vs. Imperfect 3ms of ישב: Ptc. = yod + holem-waw (יוֹשֵׁ֖ב); Imperfect = יִ + shewa (יִ/יְשֵׁ֣ב)

Tags: participle, active-participle, passive-participle, bbh-ch22