# Chapter 26 — Qal / Niphal / Hiphil Stem Identification Drill

BBH Chapter 26 · Hiphil Strong Verbs
Instructions: For each verb, identify the stem (Qal / Niphal / Hiphil), then fill in the conjugation, PGN (person–gender–number), and root. All 24 forms use strong roots. Click ▶ Answer to reveal each row.
Non-finite forms (Inf. Absolute, Participle) — enter — in the PGN column, or note the gender for participles (ms / fs / mp / fp).

# | Hebrew Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | קָטַל |  |  |  |  |
1 | קָטַל | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | קטל |
2 | הִקְטִיל |  |  |  |  |
2 | הִקְטִיל | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | קטל |
3 | נִקְטַל |  |  |  |  |
3 | נִקְטַל | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | קטל |
4 | שָׁמַר |  |  |  |  |
4 | שָׁמַר | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁמר |
5 | הִשְׁמִיד |  |  |  |  |
5 | הִשְׁמִיד | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | שׁמד |
6 | נִשְׁמַר |  |  |  |  |
6 | נִשְׁמַר | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁמר |
7 | כָּתַב |  |  |  |  |
7 | כָּתַב | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | כתב |
8 | הִכְבִּיד |  |  |  |  |
8 | הִכְבִּיד | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | כבד |
9 | נִכְתַּב |  |  |  |  |
9 | נִכְתַּב | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | כתב |
10 | יִשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |
10 | יִשְׁמֹר | Qal | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁמר |
11 | יַכְבִּיד |  |  |  |  |
11 | יַכְבִּיד | Hiphil | Imperfect | 3ms | כבד |
12 | יִשָּׁמֵר |  |  |  |  |
12 | יִשָּׁמֵר | Niphal | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁמר |
13 | וַיִּשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |
13 | וַיִּשְׁמֹר | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁמר |
14 | וַיַּכְבֵּד |  |  |  |  |
14 | וַיַּכְבֵּד | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | כבד |
15 | וַיִּשָּׁמֵר |  |  |  |  |
15 | וַיִּשָּׁמֵר | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁמר |
16 | שְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |
16 | שְׁמֹר | Qal | Imperative | 2ms | שׁמר |
17 | הַכְבֵּד |  |  |  |  |
17 | הַכְבֵּד | Hiphil | Imperative | 2ms | כבד |
18 | הִשָּׁמֵר |  |  |  |  |
18 | הִשָּׁמֵר | Niphal | Imperative | 2ms | שׁמר |
19 | שָׁמוֹר |  |  |  |  |
19 | שָׁמוֹר | Qal | Inf. Absolute | — | שׁמר |
20 | הַכְבֵּד |  |  |  |  |
20 | הַכְבֵּד | Hiphil | Inf. Absolute | — | כבד | Same form as #17 — Imperative and Inf. Absolute are identical in Hiphil strong
21 | הִשָּׁמֵר |  |  |  |  |
21 | הִשָּׁמֵר | Niphal | Inf. Absolute | — | שׁמר | Same form as #18 — Niphal Imperative and Inf. Absolute are identical
22 | שֹׁמֵר |  |  |  |  |
22 | שֹׁמֵר | Qal | Participle | ms | שׁמר |
23 | מַכְבִּיד |  |  |  |  |
23 | מַכְבִּיד | Hiphil | Participle | ms | כבד |
24 | נִשְׁמָר |  |  |  |  |
24 | נִשְׁמָר | Niphal | Participle | ms | שׁמר |