Piel Biconsonantal and Geminate: the Polel minor stem
- Biconsonantal verbs lack \(R_2\) so there will be no Dagesh
- What happens is that \(R_3\) is doubled (as if it were a Geminate) and there is a Holem Vav (sometimes written as a defective Holem) at \(V_1\)
- Example רוּם
- DP3ms רוֹמֵם - this is also the same as DM2ms and D∞
- DP2ms רוֹמַ֫מְתָּ
- Because of the vowel sequence, Biconsonantal Piel is sometimes referred to by the mnemonic, pôlēl
- While there are seven major Hebrew verb stems, many grammars classify several additional minor stems
- Polel would be considered a minor stem
- Take note that pôlēl is also the vowel sequence for the QPt
- Geminate verbs are sometimes strong
- Sometimes they are like pôlēl
- A robust vocabulary helps to identify Biconsonantal and Geminate verbal roots