Lesson 13 Qal Perfect - Strong

Over 2/3 of all verbs in the Hebrew Bible are in the Qal stem. To understand Biblical Hebrew, we must be able to translate Qal verbs.

While our focus is not on writing Biblical Hebrew, we need to be able to write the details on the Qal strong verb paradigms. This will make it easier to recognize Qal weak and non-Qal verbs. This lesson will begin with the Perfect conjugation.

LESSON ITINERARY

1. Qal is simple action, active voice; Perfect is completed action or state
2. Components of the Qal Perfect Strong Paradigm
   1. \(V_S\) is accented in Finite verbs
   2. A Sheva precedes a Finite verb sufformative
   3. The Perfect Sufformatives
   4. The Qal Perfect Vowels
3. Building the Qal Perfect Paradigm
4. Deviations from the Strong Paradigm

EQUIPMENT CHECK

Before continuing, make sure you understand the \(R_n\) and the \(V_n\) nomenclature, including \(V_S\)