"Spot the Hithpael" — Chapter 35 Passage Exercise

Chapter 35 — Hithpael Weak

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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.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ 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 Reflexive Passive Denominative Estimative Iterative Tolerative NOT Hithpael

A: ✓ Yes — Hithpael | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שחה | Reflexive — "and he bowed down"; I-שׁ metathesis (הִתְ + שׁ → הִשְׁתַּ); III-ה short form (וּ ending in Wayyiqtol 3ms).

Q2. 2 וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה 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 Reflexive Passive Denominative Estimative Iterative Tolerative NOT Hithpael

A: ✓ Yes — Hithpael | Cohortative | 1cp | שחה | Reflexive "let us worship/bow down" — I-שׁ metathesis: הִתְ + שׁ → הִשְׁתַּ; cohortative prefix נ replaces הִ: וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה. III-ה ending: imperfect/cohortative takes ֶה. The full expected form: יִתְשַׁחֲוֶה → הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה → cohortative נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה.

Q3. 3 וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ 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 Reflexive Passive Denominative Estimative Iterative Tolerative NOT Hithpael

A: ✓ Yes — Hithpael | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שחה | Reflexive "and he bowed down" — Wayyiqtol: וַיִּ + שְׁתַּחוּ; I-שׁ metathesis preserved; III-ה in Wayyiqtol 3ms = short form (no ה ending, final vowel וּ from 3ms apocopation + suffix). Compare: form וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ (3mp) has different ending.