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Chapter 32 — Pual Strong

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A 15-item triplet drill showing the same root in Qal, Piel, and Pual side by side. Students identify the stem and translate each form. The side-by-side format highlights the systematic R1 vowel shift: variable (Qal) → hiriq/tsere (Piel) → qibbuts/holem (Pual), with dagesh forte in R2 for both Piel and Pual.

Roots covered: ברך, שׁלח, דבר, כבד, ספר.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 בֹּרַךְ Qal Piel Pual Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Participle Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute 1cs 1cp 2ms 2fs 2mp 2fp 3ms 3fs 3mp 3fp 3cp ms fs mp fp

A: Pual Perfect 3ms "he was blessed" · Holem under ב ; ר rejects dagesh forte; Holem is lengthening of Qibbuts in guttural context

Q2. 2 בָּרַךְ Qal Piel Pual Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Participle Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute 1cs 1cp 2ms 2fs 2mp 2fp 3ms 3fs 3mp 3fp 3cp ms fs mp fp

A: Qal Perfect 3ms "he knelt" · Qamets under ב (Qal perfect 3ms); rare usage; root primarily used in Piel

Q3. 3 בֵּרַךְ Qal Piel Pual Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Participle Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute 1cs 1cp 2ms 2fs 2mp 2fp 3ms 3fs 3mp 3fp 3cp ms fs mp fp

A: Piel Perfect 3ms "he blessed" · Tsere under ב (Piel stem vowel); ר rejects dagesh → compensatory lengthening to Tsere