Select the correct Piel form for each root and person-gender-number. All four choices come from the same root — study the vowel patterns and suffixes carefully before choosing. Click ▶ Answer to reveal the correct form with a morphological note.
§1 — גלה (III-ה) to reveal, uncover
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גִּלָּה
i-class (Hireq) under ג (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + ָה (III-ה Pf 3ms ending)
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גִּלִּיתָ
ה drops before consonantal suffix; i-class preserved → י + תָ (2ms suffix)
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גִּלִּיתִי
ה drops before consonantal suffix; i-class + י + תִי (1cs suffix)
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גִּלּוּ
ה drops before vowel suffix; Hireq + dagesh forte in לּ + וּ (3cp ending)
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גִּלְּתָה
ה drops before consonantal suffix; vocal Shewa under לּ before תָה suffix
Imperfect
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יְגַלֶּה
יְ prefix + a-class (pathach) under ג (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + Tsere-He (ֶּה) ending
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יְגַלּוּ
יְ prefix + pathach + dagesh forte in לּ + וּ (3mp; ה drops before vowel suffix)
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נְגַלֶּה
נְ prefix (1cp) + pathach under ג + dagesh forte in לּ + Tsere-He ending
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גַּלֵּה
a-class (pathach) under ג (R1) + dagesh forte + Tsere (R2) + ה (III-ה Imp 2ms ending)
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גַּלּוּ
a-class under ג + dagesh forte in לּ + וּ (2mp Imp ending; ה drops before vowel suffix)
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Inf. Construct
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Inf. Const.
גַּלּוֹת
a-class under ג + dagesh forte in לּ + וֹת (III-ה Inf Const ending: Holem-tav)
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Inf. Abs.
גַּלֵּה
Same shape as Imp 2ms; III-ה Piel Inf Abs = a-class + dagesh forte + Tsere-He pattern
Participle
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מְגַלֶּה
מְ prefix (Piel Ptc marker) + pathach under ג + dagesh forte in לּ + Tsere-He ending
§2 — ענה (I-guttural + III-ה) to afflict, humble, oppress
I-guttural note:ע (R1) is a guttural. In the Piel Perfect the i-class vowel (Hireq) still appears under ע — no composite Shewa required since ע can take a simple vowel. In the Imperfect, ע takes pathach (the normal a-class position for R1). No dagesh forte is possible in ע, but the pattern is otherwise the same as §1.
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עִנָּה
i-class (Hireq) under ע (R1) + dagesh forte in נּ (R2) + ָה (III-ה Pf 3ms ending)
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עִנִּיתָ
ה drops before consonantal suffix; Hireq under ע + dagesh forte in נּ + י + תָ (2ms)
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עִנּוּ
ה drops before vowel suffix; Hireq under ע + dagesh forte in נּ + וּ (3cp ending)
Imperfect
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יְעַנֶּה
יְ prefix + pathach under ע (R1) + dagesh forte in נּ (R2) + Tsere-He (ֶּה) ending
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יְעַנּוּ
יְ prefix + pathach under ע + dagesh forte in נּ + וּ (3mp; ה drops before vowel suffix)
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Inf. Construct
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Inf. Const.
עַנּוֹת
pathach under ע (R1) + dagesh forte in נּ (R2) + וֹת (III-ה Inf Const ending)
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Inf. Absolute
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Inf. Abs.
עַנֵּה
Same pattern as Imp 2ms: pathach + dagesh forte in נּ + Tsere-He. Distinct from Inf Const (וֹת ending).
§3 — הלל (Geminate) to praise, boast
Geminate note: In a geminate root R2 = R3. The Piel treats R2 as the doubled radical and R3 as the repeated final consonant. Perfect 3ms: הִ (i-class) + לּ (R2 with dagesh forte) + ֵ + ל (R3) = הִלֵּל. Before consonantal suffixes the inter-radical vowel reduces: הִלַּלְתָּ. Before vowel suffixes the vowel under R2 becomes Shewa: הִלְּלוּ.
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הִלֵּל
i-class (Hireq) under ה (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + Tsere + ל (R3 = R2, repeated)
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הִלַּלְתָּ
Hireq under ה + pathach under first ל (inter-radical vowel reduces before consonantal suffix) + vocal Shewa + תָּ (2ms suffix)
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הִלְּלוּ
Hireq under ה + vocal Shewa under first ל (reduced before vowel suffix) + second ל + וּ (3cp)
Imperfect
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יְהַלֵּל
יְ prefix + a-class (pathach) under ה (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + Tsere + ל (R3)
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יְהַלְּלוּ
יְ prefix + pathach under ה + vocal Shewa under first לּ (reduced before vowel suffix) + second ל + וּ (3mp)
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Inf. Construct
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Inf. Const.
הַלֵּל
pathach under ה (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + Tsere + ל (R3). No prefix; same consonantal shape as Impf without יְ.
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מְהַלֵּל
מְ prefix (Piel Ptc marker) + pathach under ה (R1) + dagesh forte in לּ (R2) + Tsere + ל (R3)
§4 — בּאר (II-Guttural / II-aleph) to explain, expound
II-Guttural note (BBH Ch31 priority class): R2 = א (aleph) refuses Dagesh Forte. Three simultaneous changes from strong Piel: (1) No Dagesh in R2; (2) Compensatory lengthening — Short Hireq → Long Tsere under R1 in the Perfect; Short Pathach → Long Qamets under R1 in the Imperfect / Imperative / Participle; (3) Alef takes Pathach [ַ] (a-class) instead of Tsere, and Hateph-Pathach [ֲ] instead of simple Shewa before vowel suffixes. These three changes together make this the most visually distinct Piel weak class. Attested: בֵּאַר (Deut 1:5, "Moses began to expound this law").
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בֵּאַר
Tsere under ב (R1) = compensatory lengthening of Hireq → signals Perfect; no dagesh in א; Pathach under א (a-class); no suffix = 3ms. Attested: Deut 1:5.
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בֵּאַרְתָּ
Tsere under ב = Perfect; Pathach under א (closed syllable = a-class vowel retained); תָּ suffix = 2ms.
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בֵּאַרְתִּי
Tsere under ב = Perfect; Pathach under א; תִּי suffix = 1cs (compare 2ms תָּ, 1cs תִּי).
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בֵּאֲרוּ
Tsere under ב = Perfect (not Imperfect, which has Qamets); Hateph-Pathach under א before vowel suffix וּ (aleph refuses simple Shewa); וּ = 3cp.
Imperfect
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יְבָאַר
יְ prefix + Qamets under ב (R1) = compensatory lengthening of Pathach → signals Imperfect; no dagesh in א; Pathach under א; no suffix = 3ms.
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יְבָאֲרוּ
יְ prefix + Qamets under ב = Imperfect (Qamets distinguishes from Perfect בֵּ Tsere); Hateph-Pathach under א before vowel suffix; וּ = 3mp.
Imperative
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בָּאַר
Qamets under ב (R1) — same compensatory pattern as Imperfect R1; no prefix, no suffix = Imperative 2ms. Also the Inf. Construct shape. Distinguish from Perfect (Tsere בֵּ) and Imperfect (יְ prefix).
Participle
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מְבָאַר
מְ prefix = Piel Participle marker; Qamets under ב (R1) + Pathach under א (R2); no suffix = ms. Cf. Deut 27:8 מְבֹאָר (Pual).