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Chapter 29 — Hophal Weak

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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.

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Sample Questions

Q1. 1 בָּא Qal Hiphil Hophal Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Participle 3ms 3fs 3mp 2ms 1cs 1cp ms mp

A: ✓ Qal Perfect 3ms he came — Hollow root בוא contracts; Qamets under first consonant = Qal Pf 3ms.

Q2. 2 הֵבִיא Qal Hiphil Hophal Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Participle 3ms 3fs 3mp 2ms 1cs 1cp ms mp

A: ✓ Hiphil Perfect 3ms he brought — הֵ prefix (Tsere) + chiriq-yod in contracted hollow stem.

Q3. 3 הוּבָא Qal Hiphil Hophal Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Participle 3ms 3fs 3mp 2ms 1cs 1cp ms mp

A: ✓ Hophal Perfect 3ms he was brought — הוּ prefix (Shureq) = Hophal marker; long ā in contracted hollow stem.