# Chapter 25 — Niphal Weak Paradigm Drill

BBH Chapter 25 · Niphal Weak Verbs

Write the correct Niphal form for each slot. Work from memory first, then click ▶ Answer to check.

III-ה tip: The final ה behaves like a vowel letter throughout the paradigm. Watch for the distinctive ֶה endings in the imperfect and participle.
I-נ tip: The root nun assimilates into the following consonant via dagesh forte in the Niphal imperfect (יִפָּל). In the perfect, the nun remains: נִפַּל.

## Section A — גלה (III-ה) Niphal

Root: גלה — Qal meaning: to uncover, reveal, go into exile

Form | Your Answer |
--- | --- | ---
Perfect 3ms |  |
נִגְלָה — Final ָה is the III-ה ending in the Niphal perfect.
Perfect 3fs |  |
נִגְלְתָה — Feminine ָה suffix added to the stem.
Perfect 3cp |  |
נִגְלוּ — 3cp וּ suffix.
Perfect 1cs |  |
נִגְלֵיתִי — 1cs תִי suffix; ֵי appears before consonantal suffixes with III-ה roots.
Imperfect 3ms |  |
יִגָּלֶה — Dagesh forte in גּ (assimilated nun from Niphal) + ֶה ending.
Imperfect 3fs |  |
תִּגָּלֶה — Feminine prefix תּ.
Imperfect 3mp |  |
יִגָּלוּ — 3mp וּ suffix; the final ה of the root drops before the suffix.
Imperfect 1cs |  |
אֶגָּלֶה — 1cs prefix א with seghol.
Imperative 2ms |  |
הִגָּלֵה — הִ prefix + dagesh forte in גּ + ֵה ending.
Inf. Construct |  |
הִגָּלוֹת — הִ prefix + וֹת suffix; Niphal inf. construct uses this distinctive form.
Inf. Absolute |  |
הִגָּלֹה — הִ prefix + dagesh forte + ֹה ending.
Participle ms |  |
נִגְלֶה — נִ prefix + ֶה ending (III-ה Niphal participle).
Participle fs |  |
נִגְלֵית — Feminine ית ending.

## Section B — נפל (I-נ) Niphal

Root: נפל — Qal meaning: to fall

Form | Your Answer |
--- | --- | ---
Perfect 3ms |  |
נִפַּל — נִ prefix; dagesh forte in פּ. The root nun does NOT assimilate in the perfect — it remains as the נִ prefix.
Perfect 3fs |  |
נִפְּלָה — 3fs ָה suffix; shewa under פ before the suffix.
Perfect 3cp |  |
נִפְּלוּ — 3cp וּ suffix.
Imperfect 3ms |  |
יִפָּל — The root nun assimilates into פּ via dagesh forte: יִ + פָּ + ל. "he will fall."
Imperfect 3fs |  |
תִּפָּל — Feminine prefix תּ with the same assimilation pattern.
Imperfect 3mp |  |
יִפְּלוּ — 3mp וּ suffix; shewa under פ.
Imperative 2ms |  |
הִפָּלֵל — הִ prefix + dagesh forte in פּ + ֵל ending.
Participle ms |  |
נֹפֵל — Unusual: I-נ Niphal participle takes נֹ (holem) under the first root letter (the root nun is written out, not assimilated). "one who falls / falling."