Chapter 32 — Stem-ID Drill (Strong Roots)

BBH Chapter 32 · Pual Strong Verbs

For each of the 24 forms, identify the stem (Qal / Piel / Pual), parse fully, and translate.

StemPerfect 3msImperfect 3msParticiple ms
QalQamets–Pathach (דָּבַר)hiriq + Shewa (יִדְבַּר)Holem + Tsere (דֹּבֵר)
Pielhiriq + dagesh in R2 (דִּבֶּר)Shewa + Pathach + dagesh (יְדַבֵּר)מְ + Pathach + dagesh (מְדַבֵּר)
PualQibbuts + dagesh in R2 (דֻּבַּר)Shewa + Qibbuts + dagesh (יְדֻבַּר)מְ + Qibbuts + Qamets (מְדֻבָּר)
Quick test: Does R1 have Qibbuts (ֻ) or Holem where a guttural R2 blocks dagesh? → Pual. Does R1 have hiriq/Tsere with dagesh forte in R2? → Piel. Plain vowel, no dagesh forte in R2? → Qal.
#FormStemConjugationPGNRootTranslation
1דָּבַר
QalPerfect3msדבר"he spoke" (rare)  ·  Qamets under ד; Pathach under ב; no dagesh in ב
2דִּבֶּר
PielPerfect3msדבר"he spoke"  ·  hiriq under ד + dagesh forte in ב + Tsere theme vowel
3דֻּבַּר
PualPerfect3msדבר"it was spoken"  ·  Qibbuts under ד + dagesh forte in ב + Pathach theme vowel
4שָׁלַח
QalPerfect3msשׁלח"he sent"  ·  Qamets under שׁ; Pathach under ל; ח at end (guttural, no dagesh issue)
5שִׁלַּח
PielPerfect3msשׁלח"he sent away / released"  ·  hiriq under שׁ + dagesh forte in ל + Pathach
6שֻׁלַּח
PualPerfect3msשׁלח"he was sent away"  ·  Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh forte in ל + Pathach
7כָּבֵד
QalPerfect3msכבד"he was heavy / honored"  ·  stative; Qamets under כ + Tsere theme vowel; no dagesh in ב
8כִּבֵּד
PielPerfect3msכבד"he honored"  ·  hiriq under כ + dagesh forte in ב + Tsere
9כֻּבַּד
PualPerfect3msכבד"he was honored"  ·  Qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ב + Pathach
10יְדַבֵּר
PielImperfect3msדבר"he will speak"  ·  יְ prefix + Pathach + dagesh in ב + Tsere
11יִדְבַּר
QalImperfect3msדבר"he will speak" (rare)  ·  יִ prefix (hiriq) + Shewa under ד + Pathach; no dagesh in ב
12יְדֻבַּר
PualImperfect3msדבר"it will be spoken"  ·  יְ prefix + Qibbuts under ד + dagesh in ב
13יְשַׁלַּח
PielImperfect3msשׁלח"he will send away"  ·  יְ prefix + Pathach + dagesh in ל; characteristic Piel imperfect
14יִשְׁלַח
QalImperfect3msשׁלח"he will send"  ·  יִ prefix + Shewa under שׁ + Pathach; no dagesh in ל
15יְשֻׁלַּח
PualImperfect3msשׁלח"he will be sent"  ·  יְ prefix + Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh in ל
16וַיְדַבֵּר
PielWayyiqtol3msדבר"and he spoke"  ·  וַ + יְ prefix + Pathach + dagesh in ב; same stem markers as imperfect
17וַיִּדְבַּר
QalWayyiqtol3msדבר"and he spoke" (rare)  ·  וַיִּ (dagesh forte in י = wayyiqtol marker) + Shewa + Pathach; no dagesh in ב
18וַיְדֻבַּר
PualWayyiqtol3msדבר"and it was spoken"  ·  וַ + יְ prefix + Qibbuts under ד + dagesh in ב
19דַּבֵּר
PielImperative2msדבר"speak!"  ·  dagesh forte in ב + Tsere; characteristic Piel imperative pattern
20דְּבַר
QalImperative2msדבר"speak!" (rare)  ·  Shewa under ד + Pathach under ב; no dagesh; plain Qal imperative
21מְדַבֵּר
PielParticiplemsדבר"speaking / one who speaks"  ·  מְ prefix + Pathach under ד + dagesh in ב + Tsere
22דֹּבֵר
QalParticiplemsדבר"speaking / one who speaks"  ·  Holem under ד (Qal active ptcp pattern) + Tsere; no prefix מ, no dagesh in ב
23מְדֻבָּר
PualParticiplemsדבר"being spoken / what is spoken"  ·  מְ prefix + Qibbuts under ד + dagesh + Qamets in ב
24סֻפַּר
PualPerfect3msספר"it was told / recounted"  ·  Qibbuts under ס + dagesh forte in פ + Pathach; confirm pattern from new root