Grammatical Points

Question 1

Whenever a root appears to begin with two identical letters, due to the use of a dagesh forte, the first root letter is actually a ___ which has been ___________________.

Answer 1

נ; assimilated to the second root letter

Question 2

A dagesh never ___________; it never stands for ___________ at a time.

Answer 2

…does double duty; more than one consonant at a time.

Question 3

Answer 3

plural verb; verb

Question 4

An initial __ used with an affix form verb forms a construction often best rendered by the English _________. For convenient reference we will call this construction the _____.

Answer 4

ו; future tense; vav reversive

Question 5

Answer 5

first person singular

Question 6

A suffix attached to a noun is a _______.

Answer 6

Possessive pronoun

Question 7

הֵם is the __________.

Answer 7

3 m. pl. independent subject pronoun

Question 8

In the Qal stem, holem (וֹ) or (ֹ __) after the first root letter indicates the______.

Answer 8

participle form

Question 9

The participle never stands for the ______ in the abstract.

Answer 9

action of the verb

Question 10

An extra, unaccented final ה ָ on a noun can be added to denote motion toward a place and is called a ______. It is usually translated _____ or _______.

Answer 10

ה directive, to, toward

Question 11

When any vowel other than ֵtsere or qamats appears under the prefix pronoun, the missing letter is at the ________ and is always _____.

Answer 11

end of the root; ה

Question 12

הֶם___ is the ___ or ___ suffix. But if the word ends in a consonant, the suffix may be spelled ם__.

Answer 12

3 m. pl. possessive; objective

Question 13

תָ___ is the _______ in the affix form.

Answer 13

2 m. sg. pronoun

Question 14

The regular vowel of the Qal affix is ____ under the ______.

Answer 14

ָ (qamats); under the first root letter

Question 15

תּ is the prefix pronoun for the ________.

Answer 15

2 m. sg.

Question 16

ה ָ֫ is the regular _______ absolute noun endiNG.

Answer 16

feminine singular

Question 17

An _______ adjective modifies a noun directly; it follows the noun and agrees with it in _____, _______, and __________.

Answer 17

attributive; gender, number, definiteness

Question 18

Answer 18

infinitive construct

Question 19

A _______ adjective usually precedes the noun. It must agree with its noun in _____ and ______ but not necessarily in ________.

Answer 19

predicate; gender; number; definiteness

Question 20

The form indicator for the Pi’el prefix is ____ under the ______.

Answer 20

shewa; prefix pronoun

Question 21

No letter of the _____, _____, or ______ will ever assimilate.

Answer 21

affix pronoun, prefix pronoun; prefix complement

Question 22

Roots that begin with the guttural ה, ח, ע have the vowel ______ under the prefix pronoun in the Qal prefix except for the ______, whose prefix pronoun is also a guttural letter. In that case, the vowel is usually a ______.

Answer 22

patah, 1 sg., segol

Question 23

The Qal imperative is formed by removing the _______ from a ________. Thus, a shewa under the ________ can indicate a Qal imperative form.

Answer 23

prefix pronoun; second person prefix form; first root letter

Question 24

Answer 24

first person plural

Question 25

The Pi'el imperative is formed by removing the ______ from a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Thus, patah under the ________ can indicate a Pi'el imperative form.

Answer 25

prefix pronoun; second person prefix form; first root letter

Question 26

Answer 26

second person masculine singular possessive suffix

Question 27

Answer 27

second person masculine plural imperative ending

Question 28

Answer 28

feminine plural noun; construct; absolute plural

Question 29

Answer 29

Qal infinitive; ת

Question 30

Answer 30

affix; ה

Question 31

A vav conversive indicates:

Answer 31

1. The word is a **verb** 2. The subject of the verb, a pronoun, is indicated by the consonant following the vav, which here is yod. When such a subject pronoun precedes the root, this pronoun is called a prefix, and we say that the verb has **prefix form**. 3. The verb should be translated in the **past tense**.

Question 32

The doubling of the middle letter of a root by a dagest forte indicates a change or augment to the root and thus a change in stem. We call this stem the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 32

Pi'el

Question 33

Name the seven verb stems.

Answer 33

Qal Pi'el Hiphil Hitpael Niphal Pual Hophal

Question 34

A vav or holem vav at the end of a word is the ___ \_\_\_\_\_ _______ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ pronoun suffix, \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_, or \_\_\_\_.

Answer 34

third person singular; him or his; it or its

Question 35

In Hebrew two nouns (or a noun and a pronoun or predicate adjective) can be linked by writing them together. In English we usually link nouns by writing some form of the verb *to be* between them. Such a Hebrew construction (in which *to be* is understood) is called a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 35

noun sentence

Question 36

What is the missing root letter in a prefix form verb if the vowel under the prefix consonant is tsere? From where is the root letter missing?

Answer 36

yod; beginning of the root

Question 37

The form of the verb with teh subject pronoun indicated at the end is called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 37

affix form

Question 38

A noun can be definite (specific) in several ways:

Answer 38

1. If it has the definite article 2. If it is a proper noun 3. If it has a possessie pronoun 4. In construct with a definite noun

Question 39

The letter(s) indicating PGN that occur after the root in prefix form verbs are called the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 39

prefix complement

Question 40

When the vowel under the prefix pronoun is qamats the missing root letter will be in the _______ of the root and will be ___ or ______ or \_\_\_\_\_. This type of verb is called a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 40

middle; shureq; holem vav; hireq yod; hollow verb

Question 41

The occurrence of tsere yod at the end of a word is the sign of a ______________ that is in __________ with the noun that follows

Answer 41

masculine plural noun; construct relationship

Question 42

הֲ at the beginning of the first word of a phrase can be the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 42

interrogative הֲ

Question 43

The Hif`il most often gives a _____ meaning to roots.

Answer 43

causative

Question 44

In hollow verbs, the characteristic Hif`il stem vowel appears in place of the verb's _____ root letter, and thus in the ______ of the verb.

Answer 44

middle; middle

Question 45

A tsere under the prefix letter indicates what missing root letter?

Answer 45

first י root letter

Question 46

When the prefix form does not have the vav conversive, in what tense it is usually translated?

Answer 46

present

Question 47

What is the primary indicator of the Pi`el stem?

Answer 47

dagesh in the middle root letter

Question 48

Dude, what meaning does the Hif`il stem often give to roots?

Answer 48

causative meaning

Question 49

הֲ at the begining of teh first word of a phrase can be the what?

Answer 49

Interrogative ה

Question 50

In hollow verbs, the characteristic Hif`il stem vowel appears in place of the verb's \_\_\_\_\_\_, and thus in the _____ of the verb.

Answer 50

middle root letter; middle

Question 51

Patah under the ה stem indicator is the sign of the \_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 51

Hif`il imperative

Question 52

The Pi`el participle uses a _____ in _____ of the root, in which the middle letter is doubled.

Answer 52

מְ preformative; front

Question 53

The Hif`il infinitive of a 1st yod verb looks the same as the _____ form.

Answer 53

3rd masculine singular affix

Question 54

The infinitive usually has an attached \_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 54

preposition

Question 55

The Hif1il prefix can be recognized by two characteristic vowels: _____ under the _____ and \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, or _____ between the _____ and _____ root letters.

Answer 55

patah; prefix pronoun; hireq; tsere; segol; second; third

Question 56

\_\_\_\_\_ after a prefix pronoun, combined with an I class ("dot") vowel after the \_\_\_\_\_, is the sign of the Hif`il prefix in this group of 1st yod verbs.

Answer 56

holem-vav; middle root letter

Question 57

When either בּ or כּ is used with the infinitive, it functions as a \_\_\_\_\_; thus, the best translation is usually _____ + the _____ tense of the verb (infinitive).

Answer 57

temporal preposition; "when"; past

Question 59

כִי frequently begins clauses that describe \_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 59

the result of preceding actions

Question 60

Independent subject pronouns are often used in Hebrew for \_\_\_\_\_, and may also be used for the subject in a _____ or \_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 60

emphasis; noun sentence; participial clause