Title: Hebrew Grammar Quest / 4. Lessons 24-35 / Lesson 26 / Lesson 26 B. Grammar
Tags: Grammar hebrew::ch_26 hebrew::ch_24

Prompt: What is most often VS for the Infinitive Absolute?
Answer: VS in the infinitive absolute is normally Tsere Ē [  ֵ  ]
• Except Ȏ [ וֹ ] or Ō [  ֹ  ] for QA and some NA

Prompt: What are the two major categories of meaning for Piel verbs?
Answer: • Cause a state (‘factitive’)
• Do something repeatedly.

Prompt: What preformative vowel is used in the Piel?
Answer: • Shewa

Prompt: What is the Piel strong-verb VS pattern?
Answer: Ē (A) ~ Ē
• VS = Ē [  ֵ  ] in all forms, except that
• VS = A [  ַ  ] in the Perfect 1st & 2nd person

Prompt: What is VS for Piel participles? Why?
Answer: Ē [  ֵ  ]
- Pt V_s is Perfect 3rd person V_s lengthened
- Tsere is already a long vowel, so there is no change

Prompt: Which three forms are identical in the Piel strong verb?
Answer: • DM2ms = D∞ = DA

Prompt: Which verb stems and conjugations have no preformative?
Answer: • Qal (not imperfect)
• Piel (not imperfect or participle)
• Pual (not imperfect or participle)

Prompt: What preformatives do Participles use?
Answer: • מ (except the Qal and Niphal)

Prompt: How can one distinguish DP3ms from DM2ms?
Answer: piēl – paēl
• V1 =  ִ  for the Perfect and  ַ  for the Imperative

Q: [what is the nmemonic?] = [what does the mnemonic mean?]
A: PIEL in Piel-Pael; Piel Perfect verbs have Vp = Hireq and Vs of Tsere

Q: [what is the nmemonic?] = [what does the mnemonic mean?]
A: PAEL in Piel-Pael; Piel non-Perfect verbs have Vp = Patach and Vs of Tsere

Q: [what is the Pre/Vs sequence?] = [which stem/conjugation(s)]
A: מְקַטֵּ; DPt

Q: [what is the Pre/Vs sequence?] = [which stem/conjugation(s)]
A: קִטֵּ; DP

Q: [what is the Pre/Vs sequence?] = [which stem/conjugation(s)]
A: יְקַטֵּ; DI

Q: [what is the Pre/Vs sequence?] = [which stem/conjugation(s)]
A: קַטֵּ; DM/D∞