# Chapter 27 — Qal / Niphal / Hiphil Stem Identification Drill (Weak Roots)

*BBH Chapter 27 · Hiphil Weak Verbs*

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## Instructions

For each verb form below, identify the **stem** (Qal, Niphal, or Hiphil), then fill in the **conjugation** (e.g., Perfect, Imperfect, Wayyiqtol, Imperative, Inf. Absolute, Inf. Construct, Participle), the **PGN** (person–gender–number), and the **root** (3-letter lexical form).

All 24 forms come from **weak roots** — specifically the classes covered in Chapter 27: I-י verbs (e.g., ילד), Hollow verbs (e.g., שׁוב), and III-ה verbs (e.g., עלה).

> **Note on PGN:** Non-finite forms (Infinitive Absolute, Infinitive Construct, Participle) do not inflect for person and number in the same way as finite verbs. For those rows, enter `—`, or for participles note the gender (ms / fs / mp / fp).

> **Notice how the same root can appear in different stems — the vowel patterns and prefixes/suffixes distinguish them.** For example, שָׁב (Qal Perfect 3ms), שָׁב (Qal Participle ms), and מֵשִׁיב (Hiphil Participle ms) all come from the root שׁוב.

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## Exercise Table

| # | Hebrew Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יָלַד | | | | |
| 2 | הוֹלִיד | | | | |
| 3 | נוֹלַד | | | | |
| 4 | שָׁב | | | | |
| 5 | הֵשִׁיב | | | | |
| 6 | נָשׁוּב | | | | |
| 7 | עָלָה | | | | |
| 8 | הֶעֱלָה | | | | |
| 9 | נַעֲלָה | | | | |
| 10 | יָשׁוּב | | | | |
| 11 | יָשִׁיב | | | | |
| 12 | יִוָּלֵד | | | | |
| 13 | וַיָּשָׁב | | | | |
| 14 | וַיָּשֶׁב | | | | |
| 15 | וַיִּוָּלֵד | | | | |
| 16 | שׁוּב | | | | |
| 17 | הָשֵׁב | | | | |
| 18 | עֲלֵה | | | | |
| 19 | עָלֹה | | | | |
| 20 | הַעֲלֵה | | | | |
| 21 | הֵעָלוֹת | | | | |
| 22 | שָׁב | | | | |
| 23 | מֵשִׁיב | | | | |
| 24 | נוֹלָד | | | | |

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## Answer Key

| # | Hebrew Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יָלַד | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | ילד |
| 2 | הוֹלִיד | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | ילד |
| 3 | נוֹלַד | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | ילד |
| 4 | שָׁב | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 5 | הֵשִׁיב | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 6 | נָשׁוּב | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 7 | עָלָה | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | עלה |
| 8 | הֶעֱלָה | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | עלה |
| 9 | נַעֲלָה | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | עלה |
| 10 | יָשׁוּב | Qal | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 11 | יָשִׁיב | Hiphil | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 12 | יִוָּלֵד | Niphal | Imperfect | 3ms | ילד |
| 13 | וַיָּשָׁב | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 14 | וַיָּשֶׁב | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁוב |
| 15 | וַיִּוָּלֵד | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | ילד |
| 16 | שׁוּב | Qal | Imperative | 2ms | שׁוב |
| 17 | הָשֵׁב | Hiphil | Imperative | 2ms | שׁוב |
| 18 | עֲלֵה | Qal | Imperative | 2ms | עלה |
| 19 | עָלֹה | Qal | Inf. Absolute | — | עלה |
| 20 | הַעֲלֵה | Hiphil | Imperative | 2ms | עלה |
| 21 | הֵעָלוֹת | Niphal | Inf. Construct | — | עלה |
| 22 | שָׁב | Qal | Participle | ms | שׁוב |
| 23 | מֵשִׁיב | Hiphil | Participle | ms | שׁוב |
| 24 | נוֹלָד | Niphal | Participle | ms | ילד |
