| Function Sort |
BBH Chapter 29 · Hophal Weak Verbs An 18-item exercise using weak-root Hophal forms (I-י, Hollow, and III-ה roots). Rather than a simple P/SA classification (since all Hophal forms are passive), this exercise asks students to (1) identify the Hiphil active meaning for each root, and (2) translate the Hophal passive form in context. The exercise reinforces the core principle that every Hophal form is the causative-passive of its corresponding Hiphil, and builds facility with weak-root morphological patterns (characteristic וּ prefix vowel for I-י and hollow roots; III-ה ending in the Perfect). |
| Hophal Weak Paradigm Drill |
Write selected Hophal Weak forms. Part A uses נגד (I-נ, qibbuts pattern); Part B uses בוא (biconsonantal, shureq pattern). |
| Passage Exercise |
Students identify and parse Hophal weak-root verbs across three passages: the Joseph narrative (Genesis 39–43, featuring I-י roots בוא and ירד and biconsonantal שוב), the tabernacle texts (Exodus 40:17 and Numbers 9:15–17, featuring biconsonantal קום), and a mixed passage from Genesis 38 and 43 plus Exodus 14 (I-י root יצא and I-נ root נגד). The exercise presents 14 numbered verbs: 10 Hophal weak targets (including Perfects, Imperfects, and Participles) plus 4 distractors from Qal weak and Hiphil weak. Students indicate whether each verb is Hophal, then parse Conjugation/PGN/Root and supply the Stem/Function with the corresponding Hiphil meaning. |
| Qal Hiphil Hophal Contrast |
BBH Chapter 29 · Hophal Weak Verbs A 15-item triplet drill using five weak roots (hollow and I-י), each presented in all three stems: Qal, Hiphil, and Hophal (Perfect 3ms). Roots used: בוא (hollow), ירד (I-י), שׁוב (hollow), קום (hollow), and ילד (I-י). Students identify the stem, parse, and translate each form — observing how the basic meaning (Qal), causative (Hiphil), and causative-passive (Hophal) are expressed morphologically across weak root classes. Discussion questions deepen grammatical understanding of the Hiphil–Hophal relationship. |
| Stem Id Drill |
BBH Chapter 29 · Hophal Weak Verbs A 24-item identification drill mixing Qal, Niphal, Hiphil, and Hophal forms of hollow (בוא, שׁוב, קום) and I-י (ירד, ילד) roots, interleaved across multiple conjugations (Perfect, Imperfect, Wayyiqtol). Students identify the stem, parse the conjugation and PGN, and translate. The drill emphasizes the diagnostic שׁוּרֶק (וּ) prefix vowel that marks the Hophal in all weak verb paradigms, contrasting it against the Hiphil's characteristic הוֹ/הֵ prefix and chiriq-yod vowel pattern. Item 11 uses the Niphal Imperfect 3ms of hollow root בוא (יִוָּבֵא). |
| Weak Form Id |
A 40-item identification and parsing exercise covering six Hophal weak classes (I-yod/vav, Biconsonantal/hollow, I-nun, III-he, I-guttural, Geminate). Part A (items 1–30) groups forms by class — five items per class — so students can build class-by-class recognition before mixing. Part B (items 31–40) presents forms from multiple classes in random order; students must identify the weak class first, then parse. Answer keys for both parts include the diagnostic marker that reveals the weak class. Five discussion questions focus on the key distinction between classes that share the שׁוּרֶק prefix vowel (I-yod/vav and Biconsonantal) and on the I-nun assimilation pattern. |