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    Biblical Hebrew Verb Missing Letter Guide 2

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    The document provides guidance for determining the root of weak verbs in Biblical Hebrew when only two or three letters of the root are known. It details various patterns involving vowel indicators or letter combinations that indicate the missing letter and verb form. Special cases and exceptions are also noted. Determining the root involves analyzing prefixes, suffixes, vowel patterns and gemination.

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    The document provides guidance for determining the root of weak verbs in Biblical Hebrew when only two or three letters of the root are known. It details various patterns involving vowel indicators or letter combinations that indicate the missing letter and verb form. Special cases and exceptions are also noted. Determining the root involves analyzing prefixes, suffixes, vowel patterns and gemination.

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    The document provides guidance for determining the root of weak verbs in Biblical Hebrew when only two or three letters of the root are known. It details various patterns involving vowel indicators or letter combinations that indicate the missing letter and verb form. Special cases and exceptions are also noted. Determining the root involves analyzing prefixes, suffixes, vowel patterns and gemination.

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    The document provides guidance for determining the root of weak verbs in Biblical Hebrew when only two or three letters of the root are known. It details various patterns involving vowel indicators or letter combinations that indicate the missing letter and verb form. Special cases and exceptions are also noted. Determining the root involves analyzing prefixes, suffixes, vowel patterns and gemination.

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    oot of a finding the root of a finding the root of a finding the root of a weak verb in Biblical Hebrew by Naama Zahavi weak verb in Biblical Hebrew by Naama Zahavi weak verb in Biblical Hebrew by Naama Zahavi weak verb in Biblical Hebrew by Naama Zahavi- -- -Ely Ely Ely Ely

    2005, 2008 Naama Zahavi-Ely, College of William and Mary nxzaha@wm.edu http://members.cox.net/Hebrew.tools
    Permission given for distribution to students for free. May not be sold. Do not post on the Internet post the link above.
    Special cases: Special cases: Special cases: Special cases:
    - If the two letters are fk the missing letter is a first v and the root is fkv
    ** Watch out for the k preposition + 2nd person singular pronominal suffix!
    - If the two letters are je the missing letter is a first k and the root is jek
    - If you find only b, or ,b or only ,, the root is b,b

    If not one of the special cases listed above,
    the only only only only possibilities are: first Yod, first Nun, middle Vav or Yod (hollow), final Heh, or geminate
    Prefix form, two root letters only (all examples in Prefix form, two root letters only (all examples in Prefix form, two root letters only (all examples in Prefix form, two root letters only (all examples in 3ms): 3ms): 3ms): 3ms):
    - Qamatz under the prefix >> Qal or Hifil, middle Yod/Vav (Qal usually has o/a vowel, Hifil e/ee)
    (example: Qal tch , Hifil thch, both from the root tuc)
    The Qamatz changes to a Sheva if a longer ending moves the stress to the left: othch from tuc
    - Tzere under the prefix >> Qal stem, usually first Yod, rarely final Heh
    (examples: gsh from gsh, Qch from vfc)
    - Dagesh in the first root letter you have >> Qal stem, usually first Nun, rarely first Yod
    (examples: kPh from kpb, eMh from emh ; check lexicon to be sure)
    - A vowel indicator h after the prefix >> Qal stem, first Yod (example: trhh from trh )
    - A vowel indicator u o after the prefix >> Hifil stem, first Yod (example: chauh from cah )
    - A vowel indicator U "oo" after the prefix: Hofal stem, first Yod or middle Yod/Vav
    - None of the above, two root letters: final Heh (examples: trh from vtr , CJh from vcJ)
    - If all else fails: : : : try geminates (identical 2nd and 3rd root letters like ccx )
    Not Not Not Not prefix form, two root letters only: prefix form, two root letters only: prefix form, two root letters only: prefix form, two root letters only:
    - Affix 1st or 2nd person, two root letters + Yod vowel indicator after the 2nd: final Heh root
    (example in 1cs: h,htr from vtr )
    - Affix 3fs with an extra final , before the v ending: final Heh root (example: v,cJ from vcJ)
    - Participle plural, two root letters, o vowel: final Heh root (example: ohtr from vtr )
    - Participle plural, two root letters, a or e vowel: middle-Vav-Yod root (example: ohtC from tuc )
    - Two root letters, the vowel is Qamatz: Qal, affix 3ms or participle ms of middle Yod/Vav root
    (example: tC from tuc )
    - Two root letters, the vowel is o or ee: Qal, imperative 2ms or infinitive, middle Yod/Vav root
    (examples: tuC or tC from tuc, ohG from ohG, oUe from oue).
    - Two root letters, the vowel is Zere: Qal imperative 2ms of a first Yod root (example: cJ from cah)
    (exception: very few middle Yod/Vav affix 3ms/participle ms take this vowel, like ,un )
    - Two root letters, segolet pattern + , on the end: infinitive of first Yod root (,cJ from cJh )
    - Two root letters+ ,u on the end: infinitive of final Heh root ( ,utr from vtr)
    - v or n followed by h or u o vowel indicator and two root letters: Hifil, first Yod root (chauv from cah)
    - v or n followed by U oo vowel indicator and two root letters: Hofal, first Yod or middle Yod/Vav
    - v or n followed by two root letters with a dagesh in the first: Hifil, first Nun root (khPv from kpb)
    - If all else fails: : : : try geminates (identical 2nd and 3rd root letters) like ccx

    One One One One root letter only (example in prefix 3ms): root letter only (example in prefix 3ms): root letter only (example in prefix 3ms): root letter only (example in prefix 3ms): first nun+final heh, usually Hifil (Qh from vfb)
    The only common root in this pattern is vfb; vyb and vzb are the only two others.

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