BBH Chapter 33 · Pual Weak Verbs
For each of the 24 forms, identify the stem (Qal / Piel / Pual), parse fully, and translate. All roots are weak.
| Stem | III-ה Perfect 3ms | III-ה Imperfect 3ms | Participle ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qal | Qamets–ָה (גָּלָה) | יִ prefix + ֶה (יִגְלֶה) | active (גֹּלֶה) |
| Piel | hiriq + dagesh + ָּה (גִּלָּה) | יְ + Pathach + dagesh + ֶּה (יְגַלֶּה) | מְ + Pathach + dagesh (מְגַלֶּה) |
| Pual | Qibbuts + dagesh + ָּה (גֻּלָּה) | יְ + Qibbuts + dagesh + ֶּה (יְגֻלֶּה) | מְ + Qibbuts + dagesh (מְגֻלֶּה) |
| # | Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | גָּלָה | ||||||
| Qal | Perfect | 3ms | גלה | "he went into exile / uncovered" · Qamets under ג + final ָה; no dagesh in ל; plain III-ה Qal | |||
| 2 | גִּלָּה | ||||||
| Piel | Perfect | 3ms | גלה | "he revealed / uncovered" · hiriq under ג + dagesh forte in ל + final ָּה (note: dagesh + Qamets) | |||
| 3 | גֻּלָּה | ||||||
| Pual | Perfect | 3ms | גלה | "he was revealed / uncovered" · Qibbuts under ג + dagesh forte in ל + final ָּה; distinguish from Piel by Qibbuts vs hiriq | |||
| 4 | בָּרַךְ | ||||||
| Qal | Perfect | 3ms | ברך | "he knelt" · Qamets under ב + Pathach; ר never takes dagesh; rare Qal | |||
| 5 | בֵּרַךְ | ||||||
| Piel | Perfect | 3ms | ברך | "he blessed" · Tsere under ב (Piel stem vowel; ר rejects dagesh → compensatory lengthening from hiriq) | |||
| 6 | בֹּרַךְ | ||||||
| Pual | Perfect | 3ms | ברך | "he was blessed" · Holem under ב (Pual Qibbuts lengthened; ר rejects dagesh) + Pathach; compare Tsere (Piel) vs Holem (Pual) | |||
| 7 | כָּלָה | ||||||
| Qal | Perfect | 3ms | כלה | "he finished / ceased" · Qamets under כ + final ָה; intransitive; no dagesh in ל | |||
| 8 | כִּלָּה | ||||||
| Piel | Perfect | 3ms | כלה | "he completed / finished off" · hiriq under כ + dagesh forte in ל + final ָּה; transitive/factitive | |||
| 9 | כֻּלָּה | ||||||
| Pual | Perfect | 3ms | כלה | "he was finished / consumed" · Qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ל + final ָּה; passive of Piel | |||
| 10 | יְגַלֶּה | ||||||
| Piel | Imperfect | 3ms | גלה | "he will reveal" · יְ prefix + Pathach under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה; Piel imperfect III-ה | |||
| 11 | יִגְלֶה | ||||||
| Qal | Imperfect | 3ms | גלה | "he will go into exile" · יִ prefix (hiriq) + Shewa under ג + no dagesh in ל + final ֶה; Qal III-ה imperfect | |||
| 12 | יְגֻלֶּה | ||||||
| Pual | Imperfect | 3ms | גלה | "it will be revealed" · יְ prefix + Qibbuts under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה; compare Pathach (Piel) vs Qibbuts (Pual) under ג | |||
| 13 | יְבָרֵךְ | ||||||
| Piel | Imperfect | 3ms | ברך | "he will bless" · יְ prefix + Qamets under ב (lengthened from Pathach; ר rejects dagesh) + Tsere; Piel imperfect | |||
| 14 | יְבֹרַךְ | ||||||
| Pual | Imperfect | 3ms | ברך | "he will be blessed" · יְ prefix + Holem under ב (Pual; ר rejects dagesh) + Pathach; compare Qamets/Tsere (Piel) vs Holem/Pathach (Pual) | |||
| 15 | יְכַלֶּה | ||||||
| Piel | Imperfect | 3ms | כלה | "he will complete / destroy" · יְ prefix + Pathach under כ + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה; Piel imperfect III-ה | |||
| 16 | וַיְגַל | ||||||
| Piel | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | גלה | "and he revealed" · וַ + יְ prefix + Pathach under ג + dagesh in ל; III-ה final ה dropped in wayyiqtol short form | |||
| 17 | וַיִּגֶּל | ||||||
| Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | גלה | "and he went into exile" · וַיִּ (wayyiqtol marker) + Shewa under ג + ֶּה → final ה dropped; Qal wayyiqtol III-ה short form | |||
| 18 | וַיְצַו | ||||||
| Piel | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | צוה | "and he commanded" · וַ + יְ prefix + Pathach under צ; III-ה short form (final ה drops, ו quiesces); extremely frequent in OT narrative | |||
| 19 | גַּלֵּה | ||||||
| Piel | Imperative | 2ms | גלה | "reveal!" · Pathach under ג + dagesh in ל + Tsere-heh; characteristic Piel imperative III-ה form | |||
| 20 | גְּלֵה | ||||||
| Qal | Imperative | 2ms | גלה | "go into exile! / uncover!" · Shewa under ג + Tsere-heh; Qal imperative III-ה pattern; no dagesh in ל | |||
| 21 | מְגַלֶּה | ||||||
| Piel | Participle | ms | גלה | "revealing / one who reveals" · מְ prefix + Pathach under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה; Piel participle III-ה | |||
| 22 | גֹּלֶה | ||||||
| Qal | Participle | ms | גלה | "going into exile / one who uncovers" · Holem under ג (Qal active participle) + no dagesh in ל + final ֶה; no מ prefix | |||
| 23 | מְגֻלֶּה | ||||||
| Pual | Participle | ms | גלה | "being revealed / what is revealed" · מְ prefix + Qibbuts under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה; compare Pathach (Piel) vs Qibbuts (Pual) under ג | |||
| 24 | צֻוָּה | ||||||
| Pual | Perfect | 3ms | צוה | "he was commanded" · Qibbuts under צ + dagesh in ו + final ָּה; III-ה Pual; very common in OT (Numbers, Deut, etc.) |