"Spot the Pual" — Chapter 33 Passage Exercise

Chapter 33 — Pual Weak

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Students identify and parse Pual Weak verbs across three passage sets: Genesis genealogies (Gen 4:18, 4:26; 46:22) featuring the I-י root ילד, priestly legislation (Lev 7:36; Num 3:9) featuring the I-נ root נתן, and instructions/oracles (Lev 8:35; Num 22:6; Psa 72:17) featuring the III-ה root צוה and the ברך root with R2=ר compensatory lengthening. The exercise presents 15 verbs: 7 Pual targets and 8 distractors drawn from Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hithpael, and Hophal. Students indicate whether each verb is Pual, parse Conjugation/PGN/Root, supply the Stem/Function, and identify the weak-root type for each Pual target.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 יָלַד Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms + 3mp suffix ms fs mp fp Intensive Passive Reflexive NOT Pual

A: ✗ No — Qal | Perfect | 3ms | ילד | Qal — "fathered/begat" (active). Qal Perf 3ms vowel pattern (Qamets-Patach). No Qibbuts under R1 with Dagesh Forte in R2.

Q2. 2 הוּחַל Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms + 3mp suffix ms fs mp fp Intensive Passive Reflexive NOT Pual

A: ✗ No — Hophal | Perfect | 3ms | חלל | Hophal passive — "was begun." The הוּ prefix (Shureq under הּ) = Hophal Perfect marker. Geminate root חלל. No Qibbuts under R1 with Dagesh in R2.

Q3. 3 יֻלַּד Yes No Perfect Imperfect Wayyiqtol Weqatal Imperative Inf. Construct Inf. Absolute Participle 3ms 3mp 3fs 3fp 2ms 2mp 2fs 1cs 1cp ms + 3mp suffix ms fs mp fp Intensive Passive Reflexive NOT Pual

A: ✓ Yes — Pual | Perfect | 3ms | ילד | Passive — I-י root : "was born/begotten." Qibbuts under R1 (יֻ) + Dagesh Forte in R2 (לּ) = Pual. I-י: the initial י is simply R1 taking Qibbuts; no assimilation occurs in the Pual. Piel of ילד = "to beget" → Pual passive = "to be born."