# Ch15 Parsing Drill — Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs

*For each form, give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form).*
*Part C: also identify whether the form is a Jussive or Cohortative.*

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## Part A — A-Class (Holem): Clear Prefix Pattern

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִשְׁמֹר | | | | |
| 2 | תִּכְתְּבוּ | | | | |
| 3 | נִפְקֹד | | | | |
| 4 | תִּלְמְדִי | | | | |
| 5 | יִזְכְּרוּ | | | | |
| 6 | אֶשְׁמֹר | | | | |
| 7 | תִּמְשֹׁל | | | | |
| 8 | יִכְתְּבוּ | | | | |
| 9 | תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה | | | | |
| 10 | אֶבְחַר | | | | |

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## Part B — B-Class (Patach) and Disambiguation

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | יִשְׁמַע | | | | | |
| 12 | תִּשְׁמַע | | | | | *3fs or 2ms?* |
| 13 | תִּשְׁמְעִי | | | | | |
| 14 | יִכְבַּד | | | | | |
| 15 | תִּגְדַּל | | | | | |
| 16 | יִכְבְּדוּ | | | | | |
| 17 | תִּשְׁמַעְנָה | | | | | |
| 18 | אֶשְׁמַע | | | | | |
| 19 | נִשְׁמַע | | | | | |
| 20 | יִגְדַּל | | | | | |

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## Part C — Jussive and Cohortative Forms

*Give: Person, Number, Gender, Root, Form Type (Jussive / Cohortative).*

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Form Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | יִשְׁמְרָה | | | | | |
| 22 | נִשְׁמְרָה | | | | | |
| 23 | יִשְׁמֹר | | | | | |
| 24 | תִּשְׁמֹר | | | | | |
| 25 | אֶשְׁמְרָה | | | | | |

*(Note: For most strong verbs, Jussive 3ms = regular Imperfect 3ms — no shortening occurs.
Only weak verbs like III-ה show a distinct Jussive form. Items 23–24 test this awareness.)*

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## Answer Key

### Part A

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יִשְׁמֹר | 3 | s | m | שמר |
| 2 | תִּכְתְּבוּ | 2 | p | m | כתב |
| 3 | נִפְקֹד | 1 | p | c | פקד |
| 4 | תִּלְמְדִי | 2 | s | f | למד |
| 5 | יִזְכְּרוּ | 3 | p | m | זכר |
| 6 | אֶשְׁמֹר | 1 | s | c | שמר |
| 7 | תִּמְשֹׁל | 3/2 | s | f/m | משל |
| 8 | יִכְתְּבוּ | 3 | p | m | כתב |
| 9 | תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה | 3/2 | p | f | שמר |
| 10 | אֶבְחַר | 1 | s | c | בחר |

### Part B

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | יִשְׁמַע | 3 | s | m | שמע | B-class patach |
| 12 | תִּשְׁמַע | 3/2 | s | f/m | שמע | Ambiguous: 3fs or 2ms — context required |
| 13 | תִּשְׁמְעִי | 2 | s | f | שמע | Hireq-yod suffix disambiguates 2fs |
| 14 | יִכְבַּד | 3 | s | m | כבד | Stative; patach under R2 |
| 15 | תִּגְדַּל | 3/2 | s | f/m | גדל | Stative patach |
| 16 | יִכְבְּדוּ | 3 | p | m | כבד | 3mp |
| 17 | תִּשְׁמַעְנָה | 3/2 | p | f | שמע | Nah-ending; B-class |
| 18 | אֶשְׁמַע | 1 | s | c | שמע | Patach under prefix (1cs) + B-class patach |
| 19 | נִשְׁמַע | 1 | p | c | שמע | 1cp nun prefix |
| 20 | יִגְדַּל | 3 | s | m | גדל | Stative patach |

### Part C

| # | Form | Pers. | Num. | Gen. | Root | Form Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | יִשְׁמְרָה | 3 | s | m | שמר | Jussive? | Actually: energic-nun form, OR misread; standard Jussive 3ms = יִשְׁמֹר (no shortening for strong verb). This form with ָה- is unusual — review for weak-verb context. |
| 22 | נִשְׁמְרָה | 1 | p | c | שמר | Cohortative | ָה- on 1cp = Cohortative; "Let us keep" |
| 23 | יִשְׁמֹר | 3 | s | m | שמר | Jussive (or Imperfect) | Strong root: Jussive = Imperfect in form |
| 24 | תִּשְׁמֹר | 3/2 | s | f/m | שמר | Jussive (or Imperfect) | Same: no form distinction for strong roots |
| 25 | אֶשְׁמְרָה | 1 | s | c | שמר | Cohortative | ָה- on 1cs = Cohortative; "Let me keep" |
