| Function Sort |
A 20-item classification exercise using weak-root Hithpael forms drawn from Genesis, Ezra, Jeremiah, Samuel, and other OT books. Students classify each form as Reflexive (R), Reciprocal (Re), Intensive/Iterative (I), or Simple Action (SA). The exercise emphasizes the dominant Reflexive function (14/20 items) while ensuring students encounter the Simple Action category (4 items: פלל and נבא, whose Hithpael meanings have lexicalized) and the Intensive category (2 items: רגז, חנן). All forms are from weak roots, reinforcing the phonological patterns of Ch35: III-ה (גלה, שׁחה, ענה), sibilant metathesis (שׁחה, צדק), geminate (הלל), and I-guttural (חנן). Four discussion questions focus on the sibilant-metathesis forms of שׁחה, the lexicalization of הִתְפַּלֵּל, the passive-reflexive ambiguity of הִתְנַחֵם, and the theological contrast between הִתְבָּרֵךְ and הִצְטַדֵּק. |
| Hithpael Weak Paradigm Drill |
Write selected Hithpael Weak forms. Part A uses גלה (III-ה); Part B demonstrates the metathesis rule with צדק (R1 = צ). |
| Passage Exercise |
Students identify and parse Hithpael weak-root verbs across passages from Genesis 22, Genesis 18, Exodus 20, Psalm 95, Genesis 35, 1 Samuel 10, Genesis 44, and 2 Kings 8. The exercise presents 10 numbered verbs: 7 Hithpael targets (weak roots) and 3 distractors from Qal, Niphal, and Hophal. The dominant root is שׁחה (III-ה, I-שׁ) appearing in three conjugations (cohortative, wayyiqtol, imperfect), requiring students to track both the I-שׁ metathesis and the III-ה endings across forms. One I-צ metathesis example (נִצְטַדָּק, Gen 44:16) and two I-נ examples (הִתְנַבִּיתָ and וַיִּתְנַבְּאוּ) round out the weak-root coverage. |
| Qal Piel Hithpael Contrast |
A 15-item triplet drill using five weak roots (גלה, שׁמר, צדק, הלל, ענה). Each group presents the Qal, Piel, and Hithpael Perfect 3ms of the same root, requiring students to identify the stem, the weak class, how the weakness modifies the expected form, and the translation. The exercise covers all four Ch35 weak categories: III-ה (Groups 1 and 5), sibilant שׁ metathesis (Group 2), sibilant צ with dental assimilation (Group 3), and geminate (Group 4). Four discussion questions probe the diagnostic logic, comparative analysis of III-ה Piel forms, and the theological significance of key forms (הִצְטַדֵּק, הִתְהַלֵּל). |
| Stem Id Drill |
A 24-item drill covering all major conjugations of three weak roots (גלה, הלל, ענה) across three stems: Qal, Piel, and Hithpael. Items are grouped by conjugation (perfect, imperfect, wayyiqtol, imperative, participle) to highlight how III-ה endings change across conjugations. Key diagnostic challenges: (1) Piel הִלֵּל begins with הִ– (looks like a Hiphil/Hithpael prefix) but lacks ת — identifying R1 (ה) vs. a prefix is essential; (2) all three stems apocopate the final ה in wayyiqtol, forcing students to use the prefix vowel pattern alone; (3) the Hithpael imperative (הִתְגַּלֵּה) and Qal imperative (גְּלֵה) differ only by the הִתְ prefix. Eight items per stem; all 24 items use root גלה except items 4–6 (הלל) and 7–9 (ענה). |
| Weak Form Id |
A 30-item identification and parsing exercise covering the four main Hithpael weak classes (III-he, I-guttural, Sibilant Metathesis, I-nun) plus Geminate and Strong forms. Part A (items 1–20) groups forms by class — five items per class — so students can build class-by-class recognition of the Hithpael's distinctive prefix patterns, especially the sibilant metathesis rule where the Hithpael ת swaps position with a sibilant R1, producing הִשְׁתַּ / וַיִּשְׁתַּ instead of the expected הִתְ / וַיִּתְ. Part B (items 21–30) 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 for each form, and five discussion questions target the most challenging identification problems. |