Lesson 2 | Qal Imperfect
Practice
It is time for some practice finding qal imperfect verbs and asking the right questions about them.
Instructions
For each verse, first try to spot as many qal imperfects as you can. (Most are verbs you have learned in your vocab; if not, we provide a gloss.)
Then, for each verb, answer the questions, give one plausible translation, and properly highlight the verbs.
Notes
One of the verbs is in the hiphil stem, not the qal.
One verb below has a paragogic ן that you will want to watch out for. (Remember those?) In the questions, “Does _’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?” the shorthand “I-א” means that the first letter of the root is א.
וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן
Is וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן derived from a hollow verb?
Does וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן in the passage above accordingly.
וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ
Is וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ derived from a hollow verb?
Does וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ in the passage above accordingly.
וְיַחְפְּרוּ
Is וְיַחְפְּרוּ derived from a hollow verb?
Does וְיַחְפְּרוּ’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וְיַחְפְּרוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וְיַחְפְּרוּ be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וְיַחְפְּרוּ in the passage above accordingly.
וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ
Is וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ derived from a hollow verb?
Does וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וְיָשִׁ֤בוּ in the passage above accordingly.
נַעֲלֶה
Is נַעֲלֶה derived from a hollow verb?
Does נַעֲלֶה’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is נַעֲלֶה, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should נַעֲלֶה be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag נַעֲלֶה in the passage above accordingly.
נָבֹ֖א
Is נָבֹ֖א derived from a hollow verb?
Does נָבֹ֖א’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is נָבֹ֖א, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should נָבֹ֖א be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag נָבֹ֖א in the passage above accordingly.
וַיִּיטַ֥ב
Is וַיִּיטַ֥ב derived from a hollow verb?
Does וַיִּיטַ֥ב’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וַיִּיטַ֥ב, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וַיִּיטַ֥ב be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וַיִּיטַ֥ב in the passage above accordingly.
וָאֶקַּ֤ח
Is וָאֶקַּ֤ח derived from a hollow verb?
Does וָאֶקַּ֤ח’s root begin or end with a weak letter, or is it לָקַח or a I-א?
Is וָאֶקַּ֤ח, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem?
Given its form, with what color should וָאֶקַּ֤ח be highlighted?
What aspect does this form demand?
Highlight and zigzag וָאֶקַּ֤ח in the passage above accordingly.