# Ch13 Parsing Drill — Qal Perfect Strong Verbs

BBH Chapter 13 · 25 forms

Instructions: For each form, give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form).
Part C only: also identify the Stative Type (B = tsere under R2, C = holem under R2).

## Part A — Clear Suffix Pattern

# | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | שָׁמַרְתָּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שָׁמַרְתָּ | 2 | s | m | שמר |
2 | כָּתַבְתִּי |  |  |  |  |
✓ | כָּתַבְתִּי | 1 | s | c | כתב |
3 | שָׁמְרוּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שָׁמְרוּ | 3 | p | c | שמר |
4 | פָּקַדְנוּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | פָּקַדְנוּ | 1 | p | c | פקד |
5 | מָשַׁלְתְּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | מָשַׁלְתְּ | 2 | s | f | משל |
6 | בָּחַרְתֶּם |  |  |  |  |
✓ | בָּחַרְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | בחר |
7 | זָכַרְתִּי |  |  |  |  |
✓ | זָכַרְתִּי | 1 | s | c | זכר |
8 | לָמַד |  |  |  |  |
✓ | לָמַד | 3 | s | m | למד | 3ms bare root; no suffix
9 | שָׁמַרְתֶּן |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שָׁמַרְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | שמר | 2fp suffix תֶּן-
10 | חָפַרְתָּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | חָפַרְתָּ | 2 | s | m | חפר |

## Part B — Vowel Reduction Forms

# | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Notes |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
11 | כָּתְבוּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | כָּתְבוּ | 3 | p | c | כתב | R1 qamets → shewa before vocalic suffix
12 | שְׁמַרְתֶּם |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שְׁמַרְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | שמר | R1 qamets → shewa; R2 patach
13 | פָּקְדָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | פָּקְדָה | 3 | s | f | פקד | R1 reduces before ָה- suffix
14 | בָּחְרוּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | בָּחְרוּ | 3 | p | c | בחר | R1 qamets → shewa
15 | מְשַׁלְתֶּן |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | מְשַׁלְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | משל | Full vowel reduction under R1
16 | זָכַר |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | זָכַר | 3 | s | m | זכר | 3ms bare root; no suffix
17 | חָפְרָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | חָפְרָה | 3 | s | f | חפר | 3fs; R1 reduces
18 | לָמְדוּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | לָמְדוּ | 3 | p | c | למד | 3cp; R1 reduces
19 | שְׁמַרְתֶּן |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | שְׁמַרְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | שמר | 2fp
20 | פָּקַדְתְּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | פָּקַדְתְּ | 2 | s | f | פקד | 2fs; shewa under tav

## Part C — Stative Roots

Give person/number/gender AND identify the Stative Type (B = tsere under R2 in 3ms, C = holem under R2). Give the 3ms dictionary form as the root.

# | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root (3ms) | Stative Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
21 | כָּבַדְתָּ |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | כָּבַדְתָּ | 2 | s | m | כָּבֵד | B (tsere) — tsere → patach before suffix
22 | גָּדְלָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | גָּדְלָה | 3 | s | f | גָּדֵל | B (tsere) — R1 reduces; tsere lost
23 | יָכֹלְתִּי |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יָכֹלְתִּי | 1 | s | c | יָכֹל | C (holem) — holem retained before 1cs suffix
24 | זָקַנְתֶּם |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | זָקַנְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | זָקֵן | B (tsere) — tsere → patach before 2mp suffix
25 | מָלְאָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | מָלְאָה | 3 | s | f | מָלֵא | B (tsere) / III-א — also weak; tsere in 3ms; aleph quiesces