Grammar from L43-45

Question 1

alternate use of וְהָיָה

Answer 1

frequentive past, something like “and it used to be”

Question 2

use of pronoun before the verb

Answer 2

It emphasizes the subject

“surely”

Question 3

If you see וֹ or וּ (or ֻ or ָ in a closed unnacented syllable) for the first vowel of a verb that looks like Hi’fil, it is what stem?

Answer 3

Ho’fal - the passive Hi’fil

Question 4

qibbuts under the first root letter plus a dagesh forte in the middle root letter means what stem?

Answer 4

Pu’al - the passive Pi’el

Question 5

what form is בִּקְרָב־ ?

Answer 5

It is an infinitive. The maqeef moves the accent, so this is a qamats hatuf, an O class vowel, so it is infinitive.