"Weak-Form Identification Drill" — Exercise

Chapter 33 — Pual Weak

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A 25-item identification and parsing exercise covering four Pual weak classes (III-he, I-nun, I-guttural, Geminate). Part A (items 1–15) groups forms by class — four to five items per class — so students can build class-by-class recognition before mixing. Part B (items 16–25) presents forms from multiple classes in random order; students must identify the weak class first, then parse. Answer keys for both parts include the diagnostic marker that reveals the weak class. Four discussion questions address: the III-he Pual/Piel comparison; the I-nun assimilation contrast between Piel (nun retained) and Pual (nun assimilated); compensatory lengthening in I-aleph + resh roots; and the Pual-vs-Niphal distinction.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 יְכֻלּוּ Gen 2:1 ▶

A: Wayyiqtol 3mp כָּלָה — were finished/completed; qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ל; III-he Pual 3mp shureq ending; "thus the heavens and earth were completed"

Q2. 2 יְכֻסּוּ Gen 7:19 ▶

A: Wayyiqtol 3mp כָּסָה — were covered; qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ס; III-he Pual 3mp shureq ending; "all the high mountains were covered"

Q3. 3 כֻּסָּה Exo 15:5 ▶

A: Perfect 3ms כָּסָה — it was covered; qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ס; III-he Pual perfect 3ms: qamets + ה ending; Song of the Sea