# "Spot the Hiphil" — Passage Exercise

*BBH Chapter 27 · Hiphil Weak Verbs*

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## Instructions

Parts A and B contain only Hiphil weak verbs. For each:

1. **Hiphil?** — Yes (all items in Parts A–B are Hiphil)
2. **Conjugation** — Perfect / Imperfect / Wayyiqtol / Weqatal / Imperative / Inf. Construct / Inf. Absolute / Participle
3. **PGN** — Person-Gender-Number (e.g., 3ms, 2mp, 1cs)
4. **Root** — three-letter root (lexical form)
5. **Weak class** — I-guttural / III-ח/ע / III-א / III-ה / I-נ / I-י / Biconsonantal / Strong
6. **Causative gloss** — a brief English rendering of the Hiphil meaning in context

**Part C** contains three distractor verbs drawn from the same corpus. These are **not** Hiphil — they are Qal or Niphal forms from stems already studied. Answer "No" and complete the full parse.

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## Part A — Genesis and Exodus (items 1–10)

**1.** בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם **וַיַּרְא** יְהוָה כִּי־טוֹב
*(adapted context)* — "and the LORD **caused to see** / **looked** and saw that it was good"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**2.** וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים **יָקִימוּ** הַמַּיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד
*(Gen 1:9 adapted)* — "let the waters **rise** to one place"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**3.** וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם **וַיַּקְרֵא** לַחֹשֶׁךְ לַיְלָה
*(Gen 1:5)* — "and he **called** the darkness Night"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**4.** **הֶעֱלָה** נֹחַ עֹלוֹת עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
*(Gen 8:20)* — "Noah **offered up** burnt offerings on the altar"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**5.** וְאֶת־בְּרִיתִי **אָקִים** אֶת־יִצְחָק
*(Gen 17:21)* — "and my covenant I **will establish** with Isaac"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**6.** אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר **הוֹצֵאתִיךָ** מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם
*(Exo 20:2)* — "I am the LORD your God who **brought you out** of the land of Egypt"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**7.** **הַרְאֵנִי** נָא אֶת־כְּבֹדֶךָ
*(Exo 33:18)* — "**Show me** your glory, please"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**8.** וְאוֹתְךָ **הֶעֱמַדְתִּי** בַּעֲבוּר הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶת־כֹּחִי
*(Exo 9:16)* — "but for this purpose I **have raised you up** to show you my power"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**9.** **הָקֵם** אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן בְּיוֹם הַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן
*(Exo 40:2)* — "**Set up** the tabernacle on the first day of the first month"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**10.** **לְהַעֲלוֹת** אֶתְכֶם מֵעֳנִי מִצְרַיִם
*(Exo 3:17)* — "**to bring you up** out of the affliction of Egypt"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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## Part B — Numbers and Deuteronomy (items 11–18)

**11.** **הַעֲמֵד** אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן
*(Num 27:19)* — "**Set** him before Eleazar the priest"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**12.** נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ **יָקִים** לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
*(Deu 18:15)* — "a prophet like me the LORD your God **will raise up** for you"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**13.** **הִשְׁמַעְתֶּם** בְּקוֹלִי וְשָׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־בְּרִיתִי
*(Exo 19:5 adapted)* — "if you have **made [your voice] heard** / **obeyed** my voice"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**14.** **הַשְׁמַע** אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ לְיִרְאָה אֹתִי
*(Deu 4:10)* — "**make them hear** these words, so that they may learn to fear me"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**15.** יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר **הוֹצִיאֲךָ** מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם
*(Deu 8:14)* — "the LORD your God who **brought you out** of the land of Egypt"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**16.** **וְהֵקִים** אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמִשְׁפָּטוֹ
*(Num 1:51 adapted)* — "**and he shall set up** the tabernacle according to its ordinance"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**17.** **הַפֵּל** אֶת־הָאֶבֶן וַיְּחַלֵּל אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
*(adapted)* — "**cause [it] to fall** / **throw down** the stone"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**18.** **מוֹצִיא** אֶתְכֶם מֵעֲבֹדַת מִצְרַיִם
*(Deu 8:14 adapted)* — "**the one who brought you out** from the service of Egypt"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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## Bonus Items

**B1.** וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתוֹ בְּגַן עֵדֶן
*(Gen 2:15)* — "and he **placed** him in the garden of Eden"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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**B2.** **יַגִּישׁ** נָא אֱלֹהִים בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם
*(adapted from Amos 9:13)* — "let him **bring near** / draw them together"

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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## Part C — Distractor Check

These three verbs are drawn from the same corpus. **None are Hiphil.** Answer "No" for "Hiphil?" and complete the full parse.

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**19.** וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר **וַיֵּלֶךְ** אֶל הַמָּקוֹם
*(Gen 22:3)* — "And Abraham rose early in the morning and **went** to the place."

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Stem / Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**20.** וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם אֶת שֶׁם בְּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר **נוֹלַד** לוֹ
*(Gen 21:3)* — "And Abraham called the name of his son who **was born** to him."

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Stem / Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

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**21.** כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת **תָּמוּת**
*(Gen 2:17)* — "for in the day you eat of it you shall surely **die**."

| Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Stem / Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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## Answer Key

| # | Form | Hiphil? | Conjugation | PGN | Root | Weak class | Causative / Stem gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּרְא | Yes | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | רָאָה | III-ה (apocopated) | and he caused to see / he showed |
| 2 | יָקִימוּ | Yes | Imperfect | 3mp | קוּם | Biconsonantal | let them rise up |
| 3 | וַיַּקְרֵא | Yes | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | קָרָא | III-א | and he called/proclaimed |
| 4 | הֶעֱלָה | Yes | Perfect | 3ms | עָלָה | III-ה + I-guttural | he offered up |
| 5 | אָקִים | Yes | Imperfect | 1cs | קוּם | Biconsonantal | I will establish |
| 6 | הוֹצֵאתִיךָ | Yes | Perfect | 1cs+2ms suf. | יָצָא | I-י | I brought you out |
| 7 | הַרְאֵנִי | Yes | Imperative | 2ms+1cs suf. | רָאָה | III-ה | show me |
| 8 | הֶעֱמַדְתִּי | Yes | Perfect | 1cs | עָמַד | I-guttural | I have raised you up / stationed you |
| 9 | הָקֵם | Yes | Imperative | 2ms | קוּם | Biconsonantal | set up! establish! |
| 10 | לְהַעֲלוֹת | Yes | Inf. Construct | — | עָלָה | III-ה + I-guttural | to bring up |
| 11 | הַעֲמֵד | Yes | Imperative | 2ms | עָמַד | I-guttural | set him / station him |
| 12 | יָקִים | Yes | Imperfect | 3ms | קוּם | Biconsonantal | he will raise up |
| 13 | הִשְׁמַעְתֶּם | Yes | Perfect | 2mp | שָׁמַע | III-ח/ע | you have obeyed / caused to hear |
| 14 | הַשְׁמַע | Yes | Imperative | 2ms | שָׁמַע | III-ח/ע | make them hear |
| 15 | הוֹצִיאֲךָ | Yes | Perfect | 3ms+2ms suf. | יָצָא | I-י | he brought you out |
| 16 | וְהֵקִים | Yes | Weqatal | 3ms | קוּם | Biconsonantal | and he shall set up |
| 17 | הַפֵּל | Yes | Imperative | 2ms | נָפַל | I-נ | throw down / cast |
| 18 | מוֹצִיא | Yes | Participle | ms | יָצָא | I-י | the one who brings out |
| B1 | וַיָּשֶׂם | Yes | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שִׂים | Biconsonantal | and he placed |
| B2 | יַגִּישׁ | Yes | Imperfect | 3ms | נָגַשׁ | I-נ | let him bring near |
| 19 | וַיֵּלֶךְ | No | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | הָלַךְ | I-guttural (Holam–Vav hollow-like) | NOT Hiphil — Qal: *and he went*; no הִ/הַ prefix; plain Qal of הָלַךְ |
| 20 | נוֹלַד | No | Perfect | 3ms | יָלַד | I-י | NOT Hiphil — Niphal passive: *was born*; נוֹ- prefix = Niphal of I-י root |
| 21 | תָּמוּת | No | Imperfect | 2ms | מוּת | Biconsonantal | NOT Hiphil — Qal: *you will die*; תָּ- prefix = Qal imperfect 2ms; no הַ- prefix |
