"Spot the Hophal" — Chapter 28 Passage Exercise

Chapter 28 — Hophal Strong

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Students identify and parse Hophal (passive causative) verbs across eight passages: Gen 22:20, Gen 39:1, Gen 42:28, Gen 43:18, Exo 5:14–16, Exo 10:8, Exo 40:17–18, and Num 35:16–18, 30–31. The exercise contains 12 Hophal verbs and 8 distractors (4 Qal, 2 Niphal, 2 Hiphil). Students identify the stem, parse Conjugation/PGN/Root, and supply a brief English gloss. Clicking ▶ Answer reveals the column-aligned parse and the KJV translation for that verse.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 וַיֻּגַּד Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms fs mp fp

A: ✓ וַיֻּגַּד Yes Wayyiqtol 3ms נגד it was told / reported

Q2. 2 וַיֻּכּוּ Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms fs mp fp

A: ✓ וַיֻּכּוּ Yes Wayyiqtol 3mp נכה were beaten / struck

Q3. 3 נִתָּן Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms fs mp fp

A: ✗ נִתָּן No — Niphal Participle ms נתן is given (Niphal, not Hophal)