Hebrew Verb Stems — Entire Old Testament¶
Source: STEPBible TAHOT (Translators Amalgamated Hebrew OT)
Scope: All verb tokens across the entire Hebrew/Aramaic Old Testament
Build script: scripts/ot/verbs/build_verb_stems.py
Summary¶
The chart shows the distribution of all Hebrew verbal stems across the Old Testament. Qal overwhelmingly dominates as the simple active stem, followed by Hiphil (causative) and Piel (intensive/factitive). The derived passive stems (Niphal, Hophal, Pual) together account for a significant minority.
Key Numbers¶
| Stem | Description |
|---|---|
| Qal | Simple active — the basic, most common stem |
| Hiphil | Causative active — "cause to do" |
| Piel | Intensive / factitive — "do thoroughly" or "declare to be" |
| Niphal | Simple passive/reflexive |
| Hithpael | Reflexive/reciprocal of Piel |
| Hophal | Causative passive — passive of Hiphil |
| Pual | Intensive passive — passive of Piel |
Generated by notebooks/03_statistics.ipynb