# Chapter 34 — Stem Identification Drill (Strong Roots)

BBH Chapter 34 · Hithpael Strong Verbs

For each form, identify the stem, conjugation, PGN, and root. All forms use root קדשׁ or דבר. Type your answers, then click ▶ Answer to check.

Stem | Perfect marker | Imperf. prefix vowel | Participle prefix
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Qal | Patakh under R1 | Shewa (יִ–) | קֹ– / נֹ–
Niphal | נִ– prefix | יִקָּ– (assimilation) | נִקְ–
Piel | Dagesh R2; Tsere/Hireq R1 | יְ– | מְ–
Pual | Dagesh R2; Qibbuts R1 | יְ– + Qibbuts | מְ– + Qibbuts
Hiphil | הִ– prefix; Hireq-Yod | יַ–; Hireq R2 | מַ–; Hireq R2
Hithpael | הִתְ– + Dagesh R2 | יִתְ– + Dagesh R2 | מִתְ–

Key distinctions: Piel vs. Hithpael: both have Dagesh in R2 — the הִתְ prefix marks Hithpael. Hiphil vs. Hithpael: Hiphil has יַ– prefix (imperfect) and מַ– (participle); Hithpael has יִתְ– and מִתְ–.
Note on items 3 and 20: הִתְקַדֵּשׁ is identical for Hithpael Perfect 3ms and Hithpael Imperative 2ms. Both answers are correct; context in a sentence disambiguates.

# | Hebrew | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
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1 | קָדַשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Qal · Perfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — Patakh under R1, no prefix, no Dagesh in R2 → Qal
2 | קִדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Perfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — Dagesh in R2 (דּ), Hireq under R1, no prefix → Piel
3 | הִתְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Perfect 3ms OR Imperative 2ms · קדשׁ — הִתְ prefix + Dagesh in R2 → Hithpael; both parsings are identical in writing for strong roots
4 | נִקְדַּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Niphal · Perfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — נִ– prefix + Dagesh in R1 (assimilation of nun) → Niphal perfect
5 | הִקְדִּישׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hiphil · Perfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — הִ– prefix + Hireq-Yod after R2 (–ִישׁ) → Hiphil perfect strong pattern
6 | קֻדַּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Pual · Perfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — Qibbuts under R1 + Dagesh in R2 → Pual (passive of Piel)
7 | דִּבֶּר |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Perfect · 3ms · דבר — Hireq under R1, Dagesh in R2 (בּ), Seghol under R2 → Piel perfect 3ms
8 | דָּבַר |  |  |  |  |
Qal · Perfect · 3ms · דבר — Qamets under R1, Patakh under R2, no prefix, no Dagesh in R2 → Qal
9 | הִתְדַּבֵּר |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Perfect · 3ms · דבר — הִתְ– prefix + Dagesh in R2 (בּ) → Hithpael; root דבר has no sibilant, so no metathesis
10 | יְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יְ– prefix (shewa), Patakh under R1, Dagesh in R2 → Piel imperfect
11 | יִקְדַּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Qal · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יִ– prefix (Hireq), Shewa under R1, Patakh under R2, no Dagesh in R2 → Qal
12 | יִתְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יִתְ– prefix + Dagesh in R2 → Hithpael imperfect (יִ– + תְ replaces the הִ of the perfect)
13 | יִקָּדֵשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Niphal · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יִקָּ–: nun assimilates into R1 with Dagesh + Qamets → Niphal imperfect strong pattern
14 | יַקְדִּישׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hiphil · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יַ– prefix (Patakh), Hireq-Yod after R2 (–ִישׁ) → Hiphil imperfect
15 | יְקֻדַּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Pual · Imperfect · 3ms · קדשׁ — יְ– prefix + Qibbuts under R1 + Dagesh in R2 → Pual imperfect
16 | וַיְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · קדשׁ — וַ + יְ– (Shewa) + Dagesh in R2 → Piel wayyiqtol
17 | וַיִּקְדַּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Qal · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · קדשׁ — וַ + יִ– (Hireq + Dagesh Forte in yod) + no Dagesh in R2 → Qal wayyiqtol
18 | וַיִּתְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Wayyiqtol · 3ms · קדשׁ — וַ + יִתְ– + Dagesh in R2 → Hithpael wayyiqtol
19 | קַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Imperative · 2ms · קדשׁ — Patakh under R1 + Dagesh in R2 + Tsere under R2 → Piel imperative 2ms (= Piel imperfect with prefix dropped)
20 | הִתְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Imperative · 2ms · קדשׁ — הִתְ– prefix + Dagesh in R2 → Hithpael imperative; form is identical to Hithpael Perfect 3ms (item 3) for strong roots
21 | הִקָּדֵשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Niphal · Imperative · 2ms · קדשׁ — הִ– prefix + Dagesh in R1 (nun assimilated) + Qamets → Niphal imperative strong
22 | מְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Piel · Participle · ms · קדשׁ — מְ– prefix (Shewa) + Patakh R1 + Dagesh R2 + Tsere → Piel active participle
23 | מִתְקַדֵּשׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hithpael · Participle · ms · קדשׁ — מִתְ– prefix (Hireq + ת) + Dagesh R2 → Hithpael participle (מִ replaces הִ of perfect; תְ is retained)
24 | מַקְדִּישׁ |  |  |  |  |
Hiphil · Participle · ms · קדשׁ — מַ– prefix (Patakh) + Hireq-Yod after R2 (–ִישׁ) → Hiphil participle