"Qal / Piel / Hithpael Contrast Drill (Strong Roots)" — Exercise

Chapter 34 — Hithpael Strong

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A 15-item triplet drill using five strong roots (קדשׁ, כבד, שׁמר, פלל, ברך). Each group presents the Qal, Piel, and Hithpael Perfect 3ms of the same root. Students identify the stem, describe its semantic function, and translate. The exercise builds recognition of the three-way contrast that defines Ch34: basic/stative action (Qal) vs. factitive/intensive (Piel) vs. reflexive (Hithpael). Group 3 (שׁמר) introduces sibilant metathesis (הִתְ + שׁ → הִשְׁתְּ), and Group 4 (פלל) highlights the Hithpael's denominative/reflexive force in the OT word for prayer.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 קָדַשׁ Qal Piel Hithpael Stative Basic Factitive Intensive Reflexive Simple Action

A: Qal Perfect 3ms Stative: subject is in the state of holiness "he was holy / became holy"

Q2. 2 קִדֵּשׁ Qal Piel Hithpael Stative Basic Factitive Intensive Reflexive Simple Action

A: Piel Perfect 3ms Factitive: subject causes the object to become holy "he consecrated / made holy"

Q3. 3 הִתְקַדֵּשׁ Qal Piel Hithpael Stative Basic Factitive Intensive Reflexive Simple Action

A: Hithpael Perfect 3ms Reflexive: subject consecrates itself "he consecrated himself / made himself holy"