BBH Chapter 29 · Hophal Weak Verbs · All Eight Weak-Root Classes
The Hophal is the passive of the Hiphil (or Piel/Qal for roots without a productive Hiphil). For each weak-root Hophal form below:
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| # | Hophal Form | Root | Weak Class | Conjugation | Active (Hiphil) Meaning | Hophal Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הוּבַל | יבל | I-י | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil יָבַל: to lead, carry, bring | he was led / brought | I-י: הוּ prefix; R1 י quiesces | |||||
| 2 | הוּבְאוּ | בוא | Biconsonantal | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Hiphil הֵבִיא: to bring | they were brought (Gen 43:18) | Biconsonantal; 3cp suffix; brothers brought into Joseph's house | |||||
| 3 | הוּרַד | ירד | I-י | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹרִיד: to bring down | he was brought down (Gen 39:1) | I-י: Joseph was caused to descend to Egypt | |||||
| 4 | הוּקַם | קום | Biconsonantal | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵקִים: to raise up, establish | the tabernacle was set up (Exo 40:17) | Biconsonantal; contracted stem; Pathach under R2 | |||||
| 5 | הוּשַׁב | שׁוב | Biconsonantal | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵשִׁיב: to bring back, restore | the silver was brought back (Gen 43:12) | Biconsonantal; הוּ prefix; Pathach under R2 | |||||
| 6 | יוּבַל | יבל | I-י | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil יָבַל: to lead, bring | he will be led / brought | I-י: יוּ prefix (Shureq) under imperfect prefix | |||||
| 7 | יוּבָא | בוא | Biconsonantal | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵבִיא: to bring | he will be brought | Biconsonantal; Qamets under R2 | |||||
| 8 | יוּרַד | ירד | I-י | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹרִיד: to bring down | he will be brought down | I-י: יוּ prefix; Pathach under R2 | |||||
| 9 | יוּקַם | קום | Biconsonantal | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵקִים: to raise up, establish | it will be raised up (Num 9:15) | Biconsonantal; contracted stem with Pathach | |||||
| 10 | יוּשַׁב | שׁוב | Biconsonantal | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵשִׁיב: to bring back, restore | he will be brought back | Biconsonantal; יוּ prefix | |||||
| 11 | וַיּוּבַל | יבל | I-י | Wayyiqtol 3ms | |||
| Hiphil יָבַל: to lead, bring | and he was led / brought | I-י Wayyiqtol; וַיּוּ prefix retains Shureq | |||||
| 12 | וַיּוּבָא | בוא | Biconsonantal | Wayyiqtol 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵבִיא: to bring | and he was brought (Gen 39:1) | Biconsonantal Wayyiqtol; Qamets under R2 | |||||
| 13 | וַיּוּרַד | ירד | I-י | Wayyiqtol 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹרִיד: to bring down | and Joseph was brought down (Gen 39:1) | I-י Wayyiqtol; וַיּוּ prefix; Pathach under R2 | |||||
| 14 | הוּלַד | ילד | I-י | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹלִיד: to beget, cause to be born | he was born (Gen 21:5) | I-י: Hiphil = to father; Hophal = to be born | |||||
| 15 | יוּלַד | ילד | I-י | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹלִיד: to beget | he will be born (Gen 4:26) | I-י Imperfect; the genealogical passive | |||||
| 16 | מוּבָא | בוא | Biconsonantal | Participle ms | |||
| Hiphil הֵבִיא: to bring | (one) being brought / that which is brought | Biconsonantal Participle; מוּ prefix; Qamets under R2 | |||||
| 17 | מוּרָד | ירד | I-י | Participle ms | |||
| Hiphil הוֹרִיד: to bring down | (one) being brought down | I-י Participle; מוּ prefix; Qamets under R2 | |||||
| 18 | הֻגְלָה | גלה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הִגְלָה: to exile, deport | he/Israel was exiled (Amos 1:5) | III-ה: Qibbuts prefix; Qamets + ה mater ending | |||||
| 19 | הֻגְלוּ | גלה | III-ה | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Hiphil הִגְלָה: to exile, deport | they were exiled / deported (Amos 1:6) | III-ה 3cp: plural suffix וּ replaces contracted ה mater | |||||
| 20 | הֻגַּד | נגד | I-נ | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הִגִּיד: to declare, tell, report | it was told / reported (Deu 17:4) | I-נ: Dagesh forte in ג (נ assimilated); Qibbuts prefix | |||||
| 21 | וַיֻּגַּד | נגד | I-נ | Wayyiqtol 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הִגִּיד: to declare, tell | and it was told — וַיֻּגַּד לְאַבְרָהָם (Gen 22:20) | I-נ Wayyiqtol; the OT passive-report formula; Dagesh in ג | |||||
| 22 | הֻעֲמַד | עמד | I-guttural | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Hiphil הֶעֱמִיד: to station, set in place | he was stationed / set in place | I-guttural: Qibbuts prefix; composite Shewa (Hateph Pathach) under ע | |||||
| 23 | יֻשְׁלַח | שׁלח | III-ח/ע | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel שָׁלַח: to send, release | it will be sent / released (Job 18:8) | III-ח/ע: Qibbuts prefix; Pathach under R2; final ח | |||||
| 24 | הֻמְצָא | מצא | III-א | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Qal מָצָא: to find | it was found; was presented | III-א: Qibbuts prefix; Qamets before quiesced silent א | |||||
| 25 | יֻקַּם | נקם | Geminate | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Qal נָקַם: to avenge | he shall be avenged — יֻקַּם שִׁבְעָתַיִם (Gen 4:15) | Geminate: Qibbuts prefix + Dagesh forte in קּ (R2 = R3) |