# Ch15 Parsing Drill — Qal Imperfect Strong Verbs

BBH Chapter 15 · 25 forms

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

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

# | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | יִשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִשְׁמֹר | 3 | s | m | שמר |
2 | תִּכְתְּבוּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּכְתְּבוּ | 2 | p | m | כתב |
3 | נִפְקֹד |  |  |  |  |
✓ | נִפְקֹד | 1 | p | c | פקד |
4 | תִּלְמְדִי |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּלְמְדִי | 2 | s | f | למד |
5 | יִזְכְּרוּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִזְכְּרוּ | 3 | p | m | זכר |
6 | אֶשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶשְׁמֹר | 1 | s | c | שמר |
7 | תִּמְשֹׁל |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּמְשֹׁל | 3/2 | s | f/m | משל | Ambiguous: 3fs or 2ms
8 | יִכְתְּבוּ |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִכְתְּבוּ | 3 | p | m | כתב |
9 | תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּשְׁמֹרְנָה | 3/2 | p | f | שמר | נָה- suffix marks 3/2fp
10 | אֶבְחַר |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶבְחַר | 1 | s | c | בחר | B-class patach under R2

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

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

## Part C — Jussive and Cohortative Forms

For most strong verbs, the Jussive 3ms is identical in form to the regular Imperfect 3ms — no shortening occurs. Only weak verbs (especially III-ה) show a distinct Jussive shape. Items 23–24 test this awareness.

# | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Form Type |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
21 | יִשְׁמְרָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִשְׁמְרָה | 3 | s | m | שמר | Unusual ָה- on 3ms — energic-nun form; standard Jussive 3ms = יִשְׁמֹר (no shortening for strong verb)
22 | נִשְׁמְרָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | נִשְׁמְרָה | 1 | p | c | שמר | Cohortative — ָה- on 1cp; "Let us keep"
23 | יִשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | יִשְׁמֹר | 3 | s | m | שמר | Jussive (or Imperfect) — strong root: Jussive = Imperfect in form; context determines
24 | תִּשְׁמֹר |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | תִּשְׁמֹר | 3/2 | s | f/m | שמר | Jussive (or Imperfect) — same: no form distinction for strong roots
25 | אֶשְׁמְרָה |  |  |  |  |  |
✓ | אֶשְׁמְרָה | 1 | s | c | שמר | Cohortative — ָה- on 1cs; "Let me keep"