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Chapter 29 — Hophal Weak Verb Morphology Deck

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44 cards covering all eight Hophal weak root classes. The u-class prefix vowel (Shureq וּ or Qibbuts ֻ) is present in every card — the weak class only changes what happens to the root consonants around it.

Primary roots: קום (set up) · מות (die/put to death) · שׁוב (return) · נגד (tell/report) · גלה (exile) · ילד (bear/beget) · בוא (bring) · ירד (bring down) Import ch29-morphology-deck.txt directly into Anki (File → Import).


Key Diagnostic Summary

Card Front Expected Back
What prefix vowel is present in EVERY Hophal form regardless of weak class? u-class: Qibbuts (ֻ) for strong, Pe-Nun, Lamed-weak, Pe-Guttural — Shureq (וּ) for Biconsonantal and Pe-Yod/Vav
Biconsonantal הוּקַם vs. Pe-Yod הוּלַד — both show Shureq; how to tell apart? Count root consonants: 2 visible (ק+מ) = Biconsonantal; 3 with first quiesced (ל+ד) = Pe-Yod
What does Dagesh forte in R2 signal in a Hophal prefix conjugation? Pe-Nun assimilation — root נ has assimilated into R2; e.g., יֻגַּד (נגד), יֻכֶּה (נכה)
What happened to the ה in וַיֻּגֶל (Lamed-He Wayyiqtol)? Apocopation — final ה drops in Wayyiqtol; Seghol under last root consonant remains
What is מוֹת יוּמַת and why does it have two verb forms? Legal formula: מוֹת = Qal Inf.Abs. (intensifier) + יוּמַת = Hophal Impf. 3ms; together = "shall SURELY be put to death"
Pe-Guttural: what changes when R1 is ע or ח? Vocal shewa under R1 becomes composite shewa (hateph-patach ֲ for ע/ח); Hophal u-prefix is entirely unaffected

Card List

# Front — Pointed Form Reference Root Stem Conjugation PGN Gloss
BICONSONANTAL (II-ו/י)
1 הוּקַם Exo 40:17 קום Hophal Perfect 3ms the tabernacle was set up
2 הוּשַׁב Gen 43:12 שׁוב Hophal Perfect 3ms the silver was returned
3 הֻמְתוּ 2Sa 21:9 מות Hophal Perfect 3cp they were put to death
4 יוּקַם Num 9:15 קום Hophal Imperfect 3ms the tabernacle was set up (on that day)
5 יוּמַת Exo 31:14 מות Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be put to death
6 וַיּוּקַם Exo 40:18 קום Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and it was set up / erected
7 וַיּוּשַׁב Exo 10:8 שׁוב Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and he was brought back
8 מוּקָם paradigm קום Hophal Participle ms (being) set up / established
9 מוֹת יוּמַת Exo 21:12 מות Hophal Formula "shall surely be put to death"
PE-NUN (I-נ)
10 הֻגַּד Deu 17:4 נגד Hophal Perfect 3ms it has been told / reported
11 וְהֻגַּד Deu 17:4 נגד Hophal Weqatal 3ms and it has been told / reported to you
12 יֻגַּד paradigm נגד Hophal Imperfect 3ms it shall be told / reported
13 וַיֻּגַּד Gen 22:20 נגד Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and it was told to (Abraham)
14 הֻגֵּד paradigm נגד Hophal Inf. Absolute to be declared / reported
15 הֻכָּה Num 25:14 נכה Hophal Perfect 3ms was struck down (in the plague)
16 יֻכֶּה Deu 25:2 נכה Hophal Imperfect 3ms the guilty man shall be beaten
LAMED-HE (III-ה)
17 הֻגְלָה Amos 1:5 גלה Hophal Perfect 3ms was exiled / sent into exile
18 הֻגְלוּ Amos 1:6 גלה Hophal Perfect 3cp they were exiled (a whole people)
19 יֻגְלֶה paradigm גלה Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be exiled
20 וַיֻּגֶל paradigm גלה Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and he was exiled (apocopated form)
21 מֻגְלֶה paradigm גלה Hophal Participle ms (one) being exiled
PE-YOD/VAV (I-י/ו)
22 הוּלַד Gen 21:5 ילד Hophal Perfect 3ms was born / begotten
23 יוּלַד paradigm ילד Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be born
24 וַיּוּלַד Gen 4:26 ילד Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and a son was born (to Seth)
25 מוּלָד paradigm ילד Hophal Participle ms (one) being born / newborn
26 הוּבָא Lev 10:18 בוא Hophal Perfect 3ms was brought in (to the sanctuary)
27 יוּבָא Lev 6:30 בוא Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be brought in (as a sin offering)
28 הוּרַד Gen 39:1 ירד Hophal Perfect 3ms was brought down (to Egypt)
GEMINATE / PE-NUN OVERLAP
29 יֻקַּם Gen 4:15 נקם Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be avenged (sevenfold)
30 הֻקַּם paradigm נקם Hophal Perfect 3ms was avenged
31 וַיֻּקַּם paradigm נקם Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and he/it was avenged
32 מֻקָּם paradigm נקם Hophal Participle ms (one who is) avenged
PE-GUTTURAL (I-ע/ח)
33 הֻעֲמַד paradigm עמד Hophal Perfect 3ms was stationed / made to stand
34 יֻעֲמַד paradigm עמד Hophal Imperfect 3ms shall be stationed / set in place
35 מֻעֲמָד paradigm עמד Hophal Participle ms (one who is) stationed / appointed
LAMED-GUTTURAL (III-ח/ע)
36 יֻשְׁלַח Job 18:8 שׁלח Hophal Imperfect 3ms he is cast into a net by his own feet
37 מֻשְׁלָח Isa 27:10 שׁלח Hophal Participle ms forsaken / deserted (city)
LAMED-ALEPH (III-א)
38 הֻמְצָא paradigm מצא Hophal Perfect 3ms was found / presented
39 וַיֻּקְרָא Num 21:3 קרא Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms and the place was called (Hormah)
CONTRAST / DIAGNOSTIC
40 הוּקַם (Biconsonantal) vs. הוּלַד (Pe-Yod) Hophal Perfect 3ms both show Shureq prefix — how to tell them apart?
41 וַיֻּגַּד (Pe-Nun) vs. וַיֻּגְלָה (Lamed-He) Hophal Wayyiqtol 3ms same prefix — what distinguishes them?
42 What is the u-class prefix vowel in each weak class? Hophal match each weak class to its prefix vowel pattern
43 מֻכֶּה (Isa 53:4) — what two weak classes combine here? Isa 53:4 נכה Hophal Participle ms stricken (by God) — Isaiah 53 Servant Song
44 וַיּוּלַד vs. הוּלַד vs. יוּלַד — how do you distinguish? ילד Hophal three Pe-Yod forms from the same root

Conjugation / Class Coverage

Conjugation Weak classes / roots drilled Cards
Perfect Biconsonantal (קום, שׁוב, מות) · Pe-Nun (נגד, נכה) · Lamed-He (גלה) · Pe-Yod (ילד, בוא, ירד) · Geminate (נקם) · Pe-Guttural (עמד) · Lamed-Aleph (מצא) 1–3, 10–11, 15, 17–18, 22, 26, 28, 30, 33, 38
Imperfect Biconsonantal (קום, מות) · Pe-Nun (נגד, נכה) · Lamed-He (גלה) · Pe-Yod (ילד, בוא) · Geminate (נקם) · Pe-Guttural (עמד) · Lamed-Guttural (שׁלח) 4–5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 29, 34, 36
Wayyiqtol Biconsonantal (קום, שׁוב) · Pe-Nun (נגד) · Lamed-He (גלה, apocopated) · Pe-Yod (ילד, בוא) · Geminate (נקם) · Lamed-Aleph (קרא) 6–7, 13, 20, 24, 31, 39
Weqatal Pe-Nun (נגד) 11
Inf. Absolute Pe-Nun (נגד) 14
Participle ms Biconsonantal (קום) · Pe-Nun (נכה) · Lamed-He (גלה) · Pe-Yod (ילד) · Geminate (נקם) · Pe-Guttural (עמד) · Lamed-Guttural (שׁלח) 8, 15, 21, 25, 32, 35, 37
Formula מוֹת יוּמַת (Inf.Abs. + Hophal Impf.) 9
Contrast / Diagnostic Biconsonantal vs. Pe-Yod · Pe-Nun vs. Lamed-He Wayyiqtol · u-class prefix survey · doubly weak נכה (Isa 53:4) · Pe-Yod tense identification 40–44