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  • I Hebrew Grammar Foundations
  • 1 The Hebrew Aleph-bet
    • First Thought
      • שֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָא
    • 1.1 The Hebrew Aleph-Bet
    • 1.2 Aleph-Bet Memory Song
    • 1.3 Hebrew is written and read from RIGHT-to-LEFT
    • 1.4 Five “KiMNePaTZ” letters have different final forms
    • Activity: Practice Letter Writing
    • 1.5 Six “BeGaD KePHaT” letters - בגד כפת - take a mark called a Dagesh Lene
      • Today, only three “BucK uP” letters - בּכּפּ - change pronunciation
    • 1.6 We classify א, ה, ח, ע as “Gutturals”, and ר as a sometimes-guttural
    • 1.7 We classify ten Hebrew letters as “SQiN eM LeVY” consonants
    • 1.8 Look out for look-alike Letters
    • 1.9 Sephardic versus Seminary Pronunciation
    • 1.10 Lesson 1 Conclusion
    • Anki
    • Activity: Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Activity: Ruth Pursuit Translation Worksheet
    • Activity: Quest Quiz
    • Lesson Extras
  • 2 Hebrew Vowels
    • First Thought
      • הֵמָּה רָאוּ מַעֲשֵׂי יְהוָה
    • 2.1 Hebrew Quest Vowels Lecture
    • 2.2 Nikkudot Vowels: table
    • 2.3 Nikkudot Vowels: discussion
    • 2.4 Vocal and Silent Sheva
    • 2.5 Vowels: that are letters: table
    • 2.6 Vowels that are letters: discussion
    • 2.7 “Defective” and “plene” spelling
    • 2.8 Transliteration Shorthand
    • 2.9 The Dagesh Forte Doubles the Consonant
    • 2.10 בגד כפת letters can take either type of Dagesh
    • 2.11 The Easy Dagesh Forte Rule
    • 2.12 וּ is usually Shureq, but could be Vav with a Dagesh Forte
    • 2.13 Gutturals and Resh reject Dagesh Forte
    • 2.14 Lesson 2 Conclusion
    • Anki
    • Vowel Writing Worksheet
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Claim Your ASHER Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Lesson Extras
  • 3 Hebrew Syllables
    • First Thought
      • אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם לֹא יַחְשֹׁב יְהוָה לוֹ
    • Before we Begin
    • 3.1 Hebrew Syllables
    • 3.2 Hebrew Word Accents
    • 3.3 Tonic, Pretonic, and Propretonic Syllables
    • 3.4 Ultima, Penultima, and Antepenultima syllables
    • 3.5 Rules for Silent Sheva
    • 3.6 Rules for Vocal Sheva
    • 3.7 Hebrew Diphthong = Accented Patach-Yod-Hireq
    • 3.8 Vowels and Syllable Preference
    • 3.9 Qamets Hatuf
    • 3.10 Furtive Patach
    • 3.11 Quiescent Aleph
    • 3.12 Lesson 3 Conclusion
      • Introduction to Video Warm-ups
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Request your Unit 1 Completion Certificate!
    • Lesson Extras
  • II Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns
  • Introduction to Unit II
    • Changes for Unit II
  • 4 Hebrew Nouns
    • First Thought
      • רְאֵה לִמַּדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים
    • 4.1 Hebrew Quest Grammatical Gender and Plural Endings Lecture
    • 4.2 Gender and Number
    • 4.3 Lexical Form
    • 4.4 Parsing vs. Inflecting
    • 4.5 Singular Noun Endings
    • 4.6 Plural Noun Endings ים ִ and וֹת
    • 4.7 Dual Noun Endings
    • 4.8 Special dual forms
    • 4.9 Irregular Pluralization
    • 4.10 Segholate Nouns
    • 4.11 Geminate Nouns take a Dagesh Forte when Pluralized
    • 4.12 Working back to the Lexical Form
    • 4.13 Rule of Sheva I: Introduction
    • 4.14 Rule of Sheva II: No Gutturals
    • 4.15 Rule of Sheva III: Gutturals
    • 4.16 Rule of Sheva IV: Names of God
    • 4.17 Rule of Sheva V: Summary
    • 4.18 Lesson 4 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Lesson Extras
  • 5 Article and Conjunction
    • First Thought
      • מִי־מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם וְשָׁמַיִם
    • 5.1 Hebrew Quest Vav Lecture (from HQ Lesson 5)
    • 5.2 Hebrew Quest Conjunction Lecture (from HQ Lesson 13)
    • 5.3 Translate the Vav Conjunction
    • 5.4 Identify the Vav Conjunction
    • 5.5 Loss of Dagesh Forte
    • 5.6 Compensatory Lengthening and Virtual Doubling
    • 5.7 Hebrew Quest Article Lecture
    • 5.8 Translate the Article
    • 5.9 Identify the Article
    • 5.10 Other Hebrew Definiteness
    • 5.11 Hebrew Indefiniteness
    • 5.12 Lesson 5 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Claim your BENJAMIN Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Lesson Extras
  • 6 Hebrew Prepositions
    • First Thought
      • בְּיוֹם צָרָתִי אֲדֹנָי דָּרָשְׁתִּי
    • 6.1 Hebrew Quest Prepositions Lecture
    • 6.2 Nun with Silent Sheva Becomes Dagesh Forte
    • 6.3 Independent and Maqqef prepositions
    • 6.4 Inseparable prepositions
    • 6.5 Hebrew Quest Preposition with Definite Article Lecture
    • 6.6 The Article and Inseparable Prepositions
    • 6.7 The flexible מִן: construction
    • 6.8 The Article and מִן
    • 6.9 The flexible מִן: meanings
    • 6.10 The Definite Direct Object marker
    • 6.11 Hebrew Quest discussion of Genesis 1:1
      • Genesis 1:1
    • 6.12 Lesson 6 Conclusion
    • Anki
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Lesson Extras
  • 7 Hebrew Adjectives
    • First Thought
      • אֶת־הַכֹּל עָשָׂה יָפֶה בְעִתּוֹ
    • 7.1 Hebrew Quest Adjectives Lecture
    • 7.2 Inflecting Adjectives
    • 7.3 Substantival Use
    • 7.4 Attributive Use
    • 7.5 Predicative Use
    • 7.6 Adjective Use Comparison
    • 7.7 The Mappiq
    • 7.8 The Directional Ending
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Claim your DAN Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Lesson Extras
  • 8 Hebrew Pronouns
    • First Thought
      • זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ לְכוּ בוֹ
    • 8.1 Hebrew Quest Independent Pronouns Lecture
    • 8.2 Independent Personal Pronouns: Table
    • 8.3 Independent Personal Pronouns: Memory Tips
    • 8.4 Independent Personal Pronouns Discussion
    • 8.5 Relative Pronoun אֲשֶׁר
    • 8.6 Interrogative Pronouns
    • 8.7 Hebrew Quest Interrogative Particle Lecture
    • 8.8 Interrogative Particle הֲ
    • 8.9 Interrogative Particle vs. Definite Article
    • 8.10 Hebrew Quest Demonstratives Lecture
    • 8.11 Near and Far Demonstratives
    • 8.12 Demonstrative Pronoun
    • 8.13 Demonstrative Adjective
    • 8.14 Lesson 8 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Worksheets: Pronouns
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Lesson Extras
  • 9 Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes
    • First Thought
      • וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׁאוֹל שָׁאַל־הָאִישׁ לָנוּ וּלְמוֹלַדְתֵּנוּ
    • 9.1 Hebrew Quest Possessive Pronominal Suffixes Lecture
    • 9.2 Hebrew Quest Pronominal Suffixes
    • 9.3 Possessive Pronominal Suffix Meaning
    • 9.4 Type 1 and Type 2 Suffixes
    • 9.5 Singular Suffixes
    • 9.6 Plural Suffixes
    • 9.7 Distinguish Type 1 from Type 2
    • 9.8 Suffixes on Feminine Nouns
    • 9.9 Identifying the Lexical Form with Type 1
    • 9.10 Identifying the Lexical Form with Type 2
    • 9.11 Unexpected changes
    • 9.12 Look-alike words: אֵת as “with” or as Definite Direct Object (DDO) marker
    • 9.13 Look-alike words: עִם, “with”, or עַם “people”
    • 9.14 Look-alike words: אֵל, אֱלֹהִ֑ים, “God”, or אֶל, “to”
    • Word Warm-up
    • Word Warm-up: pronominal suffixes
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Worksheets: Pronominal Suffixes
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz
    • Lesson Extras
  • 10 Hebrew Construct Chain
    • First Thought
      • בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי
    • 10.1 What is a Construct Chain?
    • 10.2 A Construct Chain describes the FIRST noun in the chain
    • 10.3 Words in Construct will not have the Article or any adjectives
    • 10.4 Review: what makes a word definite
    • 10.5 The Absolute noun establishes the definiteness of a chain
    • 10.6 How to Recognize a Construct Chain
    • 10.7 Construct state Noun Endings
    • 10.8 Lesson 10 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Worksheets: Construct Identification
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Quest Quiz #10
    • Claim your GAD Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Lesson Extras
  • 11 Hebrew Numerals
    • First Thought
      • קְחוּ לָכֶם מִן־הָעָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֲנָשִׁים
    • 11.1 Hebrew Quest Numerals Lecture
    • 11.2 The Biblical text always spells out numbers
    • 11.3 Notes and footnotes use symbols for numbers
    • 11.4 Hebrew Ordinal Numbers
    • 11.5 Cardinal Numbers 1-10
    • 11.6 Cardinal Numbers Above 10
    • 11.7 Lesson 11 Conclusion
    • Anki
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your Unit 2 Completion Certificate!
    • Lesson Extras
  • III Qal Stem
  • Introduction to Unit III
    • Vowel Transliteration/Shorthand
    • \(Pre\) = Diagnostic Word-initial Combinations
    • Changes for Unit III: No more quizzes!
    • Changes for Unit III: Changes to Anki Study Verses and Cantilation Marks
      • Pausal Forms
    • Changes for Unit III: Optional Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passages
    • Lessons 13-16 are critical!
    • Hebrew Quest Verb Summary Lecture
  • 12 Introduction to Verbs
    • First Thought
      • וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ י֔וֹם
    • 12.1 Hebrew Quest Verb Introduction Lecture
    • 12.2 A note on the paradigm strong verb קטל
    • 12.3 The Verbal Root
    • 12.4 Inflecting and Parsing Review
    • 12.5 Person, Gender, Number
    • 12.6 Verb Nomenclature
    • 12.7 Lexical Form for Verbs
    • 12.8 Preformatives, Sufformatives, Prefixes, and Suffixes
    • 12.9 Verbal Vowels
    • 12.10 Hebrew Quest Verb Stems Lecture
    • 12.11 The Seven Hebrew Verb Stems
    • 12.12 Conjugation Introduction
    • 12.13 The Eight Basic Conjugations
    • 12.14 Finite vs. Non-Finite Conjugations
    • 12.15 Parsing
    • 12.16 Parsing Codes
    • 12.17 Strong and Weak Verbs
    • 12.18 Weak Verbs Contain At Least One Weak Letter
    • 12.19 Weak Verb Classes
    • 12.20 Weak Verbs Are Usually Predictable
    • 12.21 Hebrew GRAMMAR Quest is a Quest for RECOGNITION, NOT RECALL
    • 12.22 Lesson 12 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passage - Proverbs Studies #1-4
      • Proverbs Sessions 1-4
    • Lesson Extras
  • 13 Qal Perfect - Strong
    • First Thought
      • לֹא־שָׁמְר֤וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה
    • 13.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Perfect Lecture
    • 13.2 Qal Stem is Simple action, Active voice
    • 13.3 The Perfect Conjugation is completed action or a state of being as a whole
    • 13.4 Preformatives and Sufformatives
    • 13.5 The Perfect Sufformatives Intro
    • 13.6 Seven Steps to Build a Qal Perfect Verb
    • 13.7 Step 1: Add the Perfect Sufformatives
    • 13.8 Step 2: Put a Sheva before the Finite Sufformative
    • 13.9 Step 3: Add Dagesh Lene to תּ
    • 13.10 Step 4: \(V_S = A\) (Patach) in the QP Strong
    • 13.11 Looking ahead: each stem will have a specific \(V_S\) Formula
    • 13.12 Step 5: \(V_S\) is accented in Finite verbs
    • 13.13 Step 6: \(V_1 = \bar A\) (Qamets) in the Qal Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • Looking ahead: Each Stem and Conjugation will have a diagnostic \(Pre =\) Formula
    • 13.14 Step 7: OPTIONAL - Add a Metheg mark to \(V_1\) 3FS and 3CP
    • 13.15 Building the Qal Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 13.16 Memorize the Qal Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • Worksheet: Qal Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 13.17 Qal Perfect Strong Examples
    • 13.18 Weak Verbs are Deviations from the Strong Verb Paradigm
    • 13.19 3נ and 3ת Verbs
    • 13.20 Stative Verbs MAY have a different \(V_S\)
    • 13.21 Qal Perfect Strong: What to Memorize
    • Worksheet: Stem Comparisons
    • 13.22 Lesson 13 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Anki
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your ISSACHAR Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passage - Proverbs #5-7
      • Proverbs Sessions 5-7
    • Lesson Extras
  • 14 Qal Perfect - Weak
    • First Thought
      • בָ֤אָה נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ מֵעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃
    • 14.1 Weak Verb Review
    • 14.2 3נ and 3ת with Silent Sheva Assimilate to Dagesh
    • 14.3 Review of Guttural Principles
    • 14.4 Qal Perfect 1G, 2G
    • 14.5 Qal Perfect 3עח
    • 14.6 Qal Perfect 3א
    • 14.7 Qal Perfect 3ה
    • 14.8 Qal Perfect Doubly Weak
    • 14.9 Qal Perfect Geminate
    • 14.10 Qal Perfect Biconsonantal
    • 14.11 Lesson 14 Qal Perfect Conclusion
      • MISSING A ROOT CONSONANT?
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passage - Proverbs #8-10
      • Proverbs Sessions 8-10
    • Lesson Extras
  • 15 Qal Imperfect - Strong
    • First Thought
      • יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי
    • 15.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Imperfect Lecture
    • 15.2 Translating the Imperfect
    • 15.3 The Imperfect Always has a Preformative
    • 15.4 QI Preformative Vowel = \(E\) for 1cs and \(I\) everywhere else
    • 15.5 The Preformative vowels follow the Rule of Sheva
    • 15.6 QI Strong \(V_S = \bar O\)
    • 15.7 Imperfect Sufformatives
    • 15.8 QI2fp/QI3fp and QI3fs/QI2ms forms are identical
    • 15.9 Building the Qal Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 15.10 Memorize the Qal Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • Worksheet: Qal Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 15.11 Qal Imperfect Strong Examples
    • 15.12 Deviations from the Qal Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 15.13 Translating Negative Commands
    • 15.14 Qal Imperfect Strong: What to Memorize
    • 15.15 Stem Comparison Worksheet
    • 15.16 Lesson 15 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Proverbs #11-14
      • Proverbs Sessions 11-14
    • Lesson Extras
  • 16 Qal Imperfect - Weak
    • First Thought
      • וְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם תִּרְאֶ֑ינָה
    • 16.1 QI 2G
    • 16.2 QI 3חע
    • 16.3 QI 3א
    • 16.4 QI 3ה
    • 16.5 QI 3ה ending comparison table
    • 16.6 QI 1G
    • 16.7 QI 1א “Angry Baker”
    • 16.8 QI Geminate
    • 16.9 QI Biconsonantal
    • 16.10 QI 1י
    • 16.11 QI הלך behaves as 1י
    • 16.12 QI יכל takes \(V_P = \hat U\)
    • 16.13 QI 1נ Assimilates with Silent Sheva
    • 16.14 QI לקח behaves as 1נ
    • 16.15 QI Doubly Weak
    • 16.16 QI נתן is 1נ and 3נ
    • 16.17 QI ראה vs. ירא
    • 16.18 Lesson 16 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your JOSEPH Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Honors Track: Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Proverbs #15-17
      • Proverbs Sessions 15-17
    • Lesson Extras
  • 17 Vav Consecutive
    • First Thought
      • וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּֽעֲל֥וּ אֶל־רֹאשׁ־הָהָ֖ר
    • 17.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Vav Consecutive Lecture (from Lesson 14)
    • 17.2 Hebrew Quest Vav Consecutive Lecture (from Lesson 5)
    • 17.3 Vav and the Rule of Sheva
    • 17.4 Perfect + וְ: Spelling
    • 17.5 Perfect with וְ: Translating
    • 17.6 Imperfect + וְ: Spelling
    • 17.7 Imperfect with Vav often indicates purpose
    • 17.8 Imperfect Vav Consecutive: Spelling (Strong)
    • 17.9 Imperfect Vav Consecutive: Spelling (Weak)
    • 17.10 Imperfect Vav Consecutive (Iwc): Translation
    • 17.11 Lesson 17 Conclusion
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Worksheet: Qal Vav-Consecutive Paradigms
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Genesis 1:1-5
      • Genesis 1:-5
    • Lesson Extras
  • 18 Qal Imperative
    • First Thought
      • וְעַתָּ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁמַ֤ע אֶל־הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְאֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מְלַמֵּ֥ד אֶתְכֶ֖ם לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
    • 18.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Imperative Lecture
    • 18.2 Volitional Forms Introduction
    • 18.3 Negative Commands use the Jussive or the Imperfect
    • 18.4 The Imperative is the Imperfect without the Imperfect Preformative
    • 18.5 Identifying QM
    • 18.6 Volitional verbs sometimes followed by נָה
    • 18.7 Distinguishing QM2ms, QI2ms, and QP3ms
    • 18.8 QM Paragogic ה
    • 18.9 QM 3ה Verbs
    • 18.10 QM 3ה Comparison Table
    • 18.11 QM 1נ and 1י
    • 18.12 QM Biconsonantal and Geminate
    • 18.13 QM Masculine Third Person QP and 2nd Person QM are potential look-alikes
    • 18.14 Cohortative and Jussive Introduction
    • 18.15 Some weak verbs shorten in the Jussive singular
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Worksheet: Qal Volitional Forms
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: The Shema
      • Deuteronomy 6:4-9
    • Lesson Extras
  • 19 Pronominal Suffixes
    • First Thought
      • אֲנִֽי־קְרָאתִ֣יךָ כִֽי־תַעֲנֵ֣נִי אֵ֑ל הַֽט־אָזְנְךָ֥ לִ֝֗י שְׁמַ֣ע אִמְרָתִֽי׃
    • 19.1 Hebrew Quest Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs
    • 19.2 Hebrew Direct Object Pronouns
    • 19.3 Verbs use Type 1 Suffixes
    • 19.4 Qal Perfect Vowel and Accent Changes When a Pronominal Suffix is added
    • 19.5 QP with Suffix Examples
    • 19.6 QI Vowel Changes
    • 19.7 QI with Suffix Examples
    • 19.8 QM Vowel Changes
    • 19.9 QM with Suffix Examples
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your JUDAH Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Matthew 6
      • Matthew 6
    • Lesson Extras
  • 20 Qal Infinitive Construct
    • First Thought
      • וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֺ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃
    • 20.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Infinitives Lecture
    • 20.2 Two types of Infinitives
    • 20.3 Q∞ Spelling
    • 20.4 Q∞ often is identical to QM2ms
    • 20.5 Q∞ 3ה Endings
    • 20.6 Q∞ 1י and 1נ Spelling
    • 20.7 Q∞ Biconsonantal
    • 20.8 ∞ take Type 1 Pronominal Suffixes
    • 20.9 Most ∞ have a prefixed preposition
    • 20.10 Meaning of ∞
    • 20.11 Negating the Infinitive
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Genesis 22:1-19
      • Genesis 22:1-19
    • Lesson Extras
  • 21 Qal Infinitive Absolute
    • First Thought
      • אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה
    • 21.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Infinitives Lecture
    • 21.2 QA Spelling
    • 21.3 QA 3ה Comparison Table
    • 21.4 QA Meaning
    • 21.5 Comparison of Q∞ and QA
    • 21.6 יֵשׁ and אֵין
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Aaronic/Priestly Blessing
      • Numbers 6:22-27
    • Lesson Extras
  • 22 Qal Participle and Qal Summary
    • First Thought
      • וְיִבְטְח֣וּ בְ֭ךָ יוֹדְעֵ֣י שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־עָזַ֖בְתָּ דֹרְשֶׁ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃
    • 22.1 Hebrew Quest Qal Participles Lecture
    • 22.2 Participles are Verbal Adjectives
    • 22.3 Qal Active and Passive Participles
    • 22.4 Qal Participle Spelling
    • 22.5 Prefixes and Suffixes
    • 22.6 Biconsonantal
    • 22.7 3ה
      • We can now complete our 3ה \(V_2\) table
    • 22.8 Stem Comparison Table
    • 22.9 Hebrew Quest Qal Summary Lecture
    • Worksheet: All Qal Paradigms
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your LEVI Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: The Parables of the Master - Matthew 13
      • Matthew 13
    • Lesson Extras
  • 23 Hebrew Syntax
    • First Thought
      • עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־גָדוֹל יְהוָה מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִים
    • 23.1 Hebrew Quest Syntax Lecture
    • 23.2 Clause versus Sentence
    • 23.3 Word Order
    • 23.4 Syntax of the Perfect
    • 23.5 Syntax of the Imperfect
    • 23.6 Syntax of the Volitional
    • 23.7 Conditional Phrases
    • 23.8 Disjunctive Vav
    • 23.9 Adverbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit Syntax Study
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your Unit 3 Completion Certificate!
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Psalm 19
      • Psalms 19
    • Lesson Extras
  • IV Derived Stems
  • Introduction to Unit IV
    • Structure of Unit IV: Lessons 24-35
    • Ruth Pursuits
    • Stem Vowel Pattern Nomenclature
  • 24 The Niphal Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • וּמִן־הַגָּדִ֡י נִבְדְּל֣וּ אֶל־דָּוִיד֩ לַמְצַ֨ד מִדְבָּ֜רָה
    • 24.1 Verb Table
    • 24.2 Niphal Meanings
    • 24.3 Parsing Clues - Pre: נִק, יִקָּ, הִקָּ
    • 24.4 Parsing Clues - \(V_S = A \sim \bar E(A)\)
    • 24.5 Niphal Perfect Strong
    • 24.6 Niphal Imperfect Strong
    • 24.7 Niphal Imperative Strong
    • 24.8 Niphal Infinitives Strong
      • Derived Stem Infinitive Absolute \(V_S = \bar E\) (usually)
    • 24.9 Niphal Participle Strong
      • Derived Stem Participle \(V_S =\) the P3ms Vowel, lengthened if possible (usually)
    • 24.10 Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 24.11 Forms with Identical Spelling
    • 24.12 Niphal Easily Confused Forms
    • 24.13 Niphal What to memorize
    • 24.14 Niphal Parsing Examples
    • 24.15 Stem Comparison Table
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Worksheet: Niphal Strong Paradigm
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Numbers 15:37-41
      • Numbers 15:37-41
    • Lesson Extras
  • 25 The Niphal Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • וְקָרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַם־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלָךְ֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א דְרוּשָׁ֔ה עִ֖יר לֹ֥א נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃
    • 25.1 A weak consonant affects the vowels that touch it
    • 25.2 Niphal 1-Guttural / 1-Resh
    • 25.3 Niphal 1י
    • 25.4 Niphal 1נ with Silent Sheva Assimilates
    • 25.5 Niphal 3א
    • 25.6 Niphal 3ה Verbs follow the same general principles
    • 25.7 Niphal Weak What to Memorize
    • 25.8 Niphal Top 10 Verbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Claim your NAFTALI Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: John 1
      • John 1
    • Lesson Extras
  • 26 The Piel Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • בִּשְׂפָתַ֥י סִפַּ֑רְתִּי כֹּ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיךָ׃
    • 26.1 Piel Verb Table
    • 26.2 Piel Meanings
    • 26.3 Piel is the “D” stem because \(R_2\) takes a Doubling Dagesh Forte
    • 26.4 Memorize Piēl - Paēl
    • 26.5 Piel Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 26.6 Piel Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 26.7 Piel Imperative Strong Paradigm
    • 26.8 Piel Infinitives Strong Paradigm
    • 26.9 Piel Participle Strong Paradigm
      • Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 26.10 SQiN eM LeVY consonants with Sheva may reject Dagesh Forte
    • 26.11 Piel: what to memorize
    • 26.12 Piel Parsing Examples
    • 26.13 Stem Comparison Table
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Worksheet: Piel Strong Paradigms
    • Ruth Pursuit Analysis
      • Ruth 1:1-6
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Exodus 31:12-17
      • Exodus 31:12-17
    • Lesson Extras
  • 27 The Piel Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ בְּתוֹדָ֗ה חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה הֽוֹדוּ־ל֝֗וֹ בָּרֲכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    • 27.1 Third Guttural (all variants)
    • 27.2 Piel 2-Guttural Reject Sheva
    • 27.3 Piel 2G/2ר Reject Dagesh Forte
    • 27.4 Piel 1נ
    • 27.5 Piel Biconsonantal and Geminate: the Polel minor stem
    • 27.6 Piel Weak What to Memorize
    • 27.7 Piel Weak Parsing Examples
    • 27.8 Top 10 Piel Verbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passages: Psalms 1 and 27
      • Psalms 1
      • Psalms 27
    • Lesson Extras
  • 28 The Pual Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃
    • 28.1 Pual Verb Table
    • 28.2 Parsing Clues - \(V_1 = U\) - ALWAYS for strong verbs
    • 28.3 Pual Perfect Paradigm
    • 28.4 Pual Imperfect Paradigm
    • 28.5 Pual Participle Paradigm
      • Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 28.6 Pual What to memorize
    • 28.7 Pual Parsing Examples
    • 28.8 Stem Comparison Table
    • Worksheet: Pual Paradigm
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit Analysis
      • Ruth 1:7-10
    • Claim your REUBEN Twelve Tribes Badge!
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Revelation 1
      • Revelation 1
    • Lesson Extras
  • 29 The Pual Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • גִּבּ֣וֹר בָּ֭אָרֶץ יִהְיֶ֣ה זַרְע֑וֹ דּ֭וֹר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יְבֹרָֽךְ׃
    • 29.1 Pual 2-Gutturals/ר Reject Dagesh Forte
    • 29.2 Pual Weak Other Changes
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Psalms 145
      • Psalms 145
    • Lesson Extras
  • 30 The Hiphil Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • לְכוּ־נָ֛א וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אִם־יִֽהְי֨וּ חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם כַּשָּׁנִים֙ כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ אִם־יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ כַתּוֹלָ֖ע כַּצֶּ֥מֶר יִהְיֽוּ׃
    • 30.1 Verb Table: Hiphil
    • 30.2 Hiphil tip: Think “hIphil-hAphil”
    • 30.3 Hiphil \(V_S = Î[A] \sim Î(Ē)\)
      • Exception to \(V_S\) pattern
    • 30.4 Don’t confuse Hiphil ְ הִ with Niphal Imperative Preformative ָּּ הִ
    • 30.5 Don’t confuse Hiphil Imperfect ְ יַ with Qal Imperfect ְ יִ
    • 30.6 Hiphil Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 30.7 Hiphil Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 30.8 Hiphil Imperative Strong Paradigm
    • 30.9 Hiphil Infinitives Strong
    • 30.10 Hiphil Participle Strong Paradigm
      • Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 30.11 Hiphil What to Memorize
    • 30.12 Stem Comparison Worksheet
    • Hiphil Strong Paradigm Worksheet
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit Analysis
      • Ruth 1:11-14
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Exodus 19
      • Exodus 19
    • Lesson Extras
  • 31 The Hiphil Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • תּ֘וֹרַ֤ת יְהוָ֣ה תְּ֭מִימָה מְשִׁ֣יבַת נָ֑פֶשׁ עֵד֥וּת יְהוָ֥ה נֶ֝אֱמָנָ֗ה מַחְכִּ֥ימַת פֶּֽתִי׃
    • 31.1 Weak Verbs Review:
    • 31.2 Hiphil 1-Guttural
    • 31.3 Hiphil 2-Guttural
    • 31.4 Hiphil 3א and 3עח
    • 31.5 Hiphil 3ה
    • 31.6 Hiphil 1נ always assimilates
    • 31.7 Hiphil 1י
    • 31.8 Hiphil Biconsonantal
    • 31.9 Top 10 Hiphil Verbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
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    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Exodus 20
      • Exodus 20
    • Lesson Extras
  • 32 The Hophal Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים טֹבִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹ֤א הָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־פָקַ֣דְנוּ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ אִתָּ֔ם בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃
    • 32.1 Hophal Verb Stem Table
    • 32.2 Hophal Strong Parsing Clues - \(Pre\): Think “Houûphal”
    • 32.3 Hophal Strong Parsing Clues - \(V_S\) = A
    • 32.4 Hophal Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 32.5 Hophal Imperfect Strong Paradigm
    • 32.6 Hophal Participle Strong Paradigm
      • Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 32.7 Hophal What to memorize
    • 32.8 Stem Comparison Table
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Hophal Strong Worksheet
    • Ruth Pursuit
    • Ruth Pursuit Analysis
      • Ruth 1:15-19a
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: 1 Samuel 17
      • 1 Samuel 17
    • Lesson Extras
  • 33 The Hophal Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • נִשְׁאַ֥ר בָּעִ֖יר שַׁמָּ֑ה וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה יֻכַּת־שָֽׁעַר׃
    • 33.1 Hophal 1G and 3ה Verbs prefer Qamets Hatuf as \(V_P\)
    • 33.2 Hophal 1נ assimilates as expected
    • 33.3 Hophal Geminate/Biconsonantal prefer Shureq as \(V_P\)
    • 33.4 Top 10 Hophal Verbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Psalms 45
      • Psalms 45
    • Lesson Extras
  • 34 The Hitpael Stem - Strong
    • First Thought
      • וַיַּסֵּ֧ב חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃
    • 34.1 Hitpael Verb Table
    • 34.2 Parsing Clues - Pre: a distinctive הִתְ prefix
    • 34.3 Hitpael Perfect Strong Paradigm
    • 34.4 Hitpael Imerfect Strong Paradigm
    • 34.5 Hitpael Imperative Strong Paradigm
    • 34.6 Hitpael Infinitives Strong Paradigm
    • 34.7 Hitpael Participle Strong Paradigm
      • Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems
    • 34.8 Hitpael What to memorize
    • 34.9 Stem Comparison Table
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Hitpael Parsing Worksheet
    • Ruth Pursuit Analysis
      • Ruth 1:19b-22
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    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: Leviticus 23
      • Leviticus 23
    • Lesson Extras
  • 35 The Hitpael Stem - Weak
    • First Thought
      • וְנָמַ֤סּוּ הֶֽהָרִים֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ כַּדּוֹנַג֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֵ֔שׁ כְּמַ֖יִם מֻגָּרִ֥ים בְּמוֹרָֽד׃
    • 35.1 Hitpael \(R_2\) can lose Dagesh Forte
    • 35.2 Hitpael Transposition of ת and \(R_1\) when \(R_1\) is sibilant
    • 35.3 Hitpael Preformative תְ assimilates when \(R_1\) is ז ד ט ת,
    • 35.4 Hitpolel minor stem
    • 35.5 Hishtapel minor stem
    • 35.6 Top 10 Hitpael Verbs
    • Word Warm-up
    • Verses Warm-up
    • Ruth Pursuit
      • Ruth 1
    • Hebrew Quest Study Passage: 1 Kings 18
      • 1 Kings 18
    • Lesson Extras
  • Conclusion and GRADUATION
    • Lesson Extras
    • You did it! Claim your Diploma!
      • Well done!
  • Appendices
  • About Holy Language Institute
    • Following Yeshua
    • In a Hebrew Way
    • Together
  • About this course
    • Why is Holy Language offering a Hebrew grammar course?
    • What is the Relationship to Hebrew Quest?
    • Is completion of Hebrew Quest is a prerequisite?
    • What can I do with the knowledge taught in Hebrew GRAMMAR Quest?
    • Why is the course called “Hebrew GRAMMAR Quest”?
    • Navigating the Hebrew GRAMMAR Quest website
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    • What is a Typical Lesson?
    • Course Resources
    • How do I navigate within Anki?
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    • What is the HGQ Custom Words Deck?
  • About the designer of this book
  • Credits and Acknowledgments
    • Book Changelog
  • References
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