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

*BBH Chapter 26 · Hiphil Strong 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, Participle), the **PGN** (person–gender–number), and the **root** (3-letter lexical form).

All 24 forms are from **strong roots** — no weak root classes appear here.

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

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## Exercise Table

| # | Hebrew Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | קָטַל | | | | |
| 2 | הִקְטִיל | | | | |
| 3 | נִקְטַל | | | | |
| 4 | שָׁמַר | | | | |
| 5 | הִשְׁמִיד | | | | |
| 6 | נִשְׁמַר | | | | |
| 7 | כָּתַב | | | | |
| 8 | הִכְבִּיד | | | | |
| 9 | נִכְתַּב | | | | |
| 10 | יִשְׁמֹר | | | | |
| 11 | יַכְבִּיד | | | | |
| 12 | יִשָּׁמֵר | | | | |
| 13 | וַיִּשְׁמֹר | | | | |
| 14 | וַיַּכְבֵּד | | | | |
| 15 | וַיִּשָּׁמֵר | | | | |
| 16 | שְׁמֹר | | | | |
| 17 | הַכְבֵּד | | | | |
| 18 | הִשָּׁמֵר | | | | |
| 19 | שָׁמוֹר | | | | |
| 20 | הַכְבֵּד | | | | |
| 21 | הִשָּׁמֵר | | | | |
| 22 | שֹׁמֵר | | | | |
| 23 | מַכְבִּיד | | | | |
| 24 | נִשְׁמָר | | | | |

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## Answer Key

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