# Chapter 27 — Qal / Niphal / Hiphil Stem Identification Drill (Weak Roots)

BBH Chapter 27 · Hiphil Weak Verbs
Instructions: For each verb, identify the stem (Qal / Niphal / Hiphil), then fill in the conjugation, PGN (person–gender–number), and root. All 24 forms come from weak roots: I-י (ילד), Hollow (שׁוב), and III-ה (עלה). Click ▶ Answer to reveal each row.
Notice how the same root appears in multiple stems — the vowel patterns and prefixes/suffixes distinguish them. For non-finite forms (Inf. Absolute, Inf. Construct, Participle), enter — in PGN, or note the gender for participles.

# | Hebrew Form | Stem | Conjugation | PGN | Root |
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1 | יָלַד |  |  |  |  |
1 | יָלַד | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | ילד |
2 | הוֹלִיד |  |  |  |  |
2 | הוֹלִיד | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | ילד | הוֹ– prefix: I-י root, Hiphil
3 | נוֹלַד |  |  |  |  |
3 | נוֹלַד | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | ילד | נוֹ– prefix: I-י root, Niphal
4 | שָׁב |  |  |  |  |
4 | שָׁב | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב | Hollow root contracts to 2 letters in Qal Perfect 3ms
5 | הֵשִׁיב |  |  |  |  |
5 | הֵשִׁיב | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב | הֵ– + long vowel: Hollow Hiphil Perfect
6 | נָשׁוּב |  |  |  |  |
6 | נָשׁוּב | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | שׁוב | נָ– + preserved middle ו: Niphal Perfect of hollow root
7 | עָלָה |  |  |  |  |
7 | עָלָה | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | עלה | III-ה root: Qal Perfect 3ms ends in ָה
8 | הֶעֱלָה |  |  |  |  |
8 | הֶעֱלָה | Hiphil | Perfect | 3ms | עלה | הֶ– prefix + guttural ע with composite shewa: III-ה Hiphil Perfect
9 | נַעֲלָה |  |  |  |  |
9 | נַעֲלָה | Niphal | Perfect | 3ms | עלה | נַ– prefix: III-ה Niphal Perfect 3ms
10 | יָשׁוּב |  |  |  |  |
10 | יָשׁוּב | Qal | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁוב | יָ– prefix + middle ו preserved: Hollow Qal Imperfect
11 | יָשִׁיב |  |  |  |  |
11 | יָשִׁיב | Hiphil | Imperfect | 3ms | שׁוב | Hiphil Imperfect of hollow root: middle ו → ִי
12 | יִוָּלֵד |  |  |  |  |
12 | יִוָּלֵד | Niphal | Imperfect | 3ms | ילד | יִ + וָּ (assimilated נ + I-י) + Niphal vowel pattern
13 | וַיָּשָׁב |  |  |  |  |
13 | וַיָּשָׁב | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁוב | Hollow Qal Wayyiqtol: וַיָּ– + contracted middle
14 | וַיָּשֶׁב |  |  |  |  |
14 | וַיָּשֶׁב | Hiphil | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | שׁוב | Hollow Hiphil Wayyiqtol: segol vowel pattern distinguishes from Qal
15 | וַיִּוָּלֵד |  |  |  |  |
15 | וַיִּוָּלֵד | Niphal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | ילד | Niphal Wayyiqtol of I-י root
16 | שׁוּב |  |  |  |  |
16 | שׁוּב | Qal | Imperative | 2ms | שׁוב | Hollow Qal Imperative: long ū vowel preserved
17 | הָשֵׁב |  |  |  |  |
17 | הָשֵׁב | Hiphil | Imperative | 2ms | שׁוב | Hollow Hiphil Imperative: הָ– prefix + segol vowel
18 | עֲלֵה |  |  |  |  |
18 | עֲלֵה | Qal | Imperative | 2ms | עלה | III-ה Qal Imperative 2ms: ends in ֵה
19 | עָלֹה |  |  |  |  |
19 | עָלֹה | Qal | Inf. Absolute | — | עלה | III-ה Qal Inf. Absolute: ends in ֹה
20 | הַעֲלֵה |  |  |  |  |
20 | הַעֲלֵה | Hiphil | Imperative | 2ms | עלה | הַ– prefix: III-ה Hiphil Imperative 2ms
21 | הֵעָלוֹת |  |  |  |  |
21 | הֵעָלוֹת | Niphal | Inf. Construct | — | עלה | הֵ– + dagesh + וֹת ending: III-ה Niphal Inf. Construct
22 | שָׁב |  |  |  |  |
22 | שָׁב | Qal | Participle | ms | שׁוב | Same form as #4 — Qal Perfect 3ms and Qal Participle ms are identical for hollow roots
23 | מֵשִׁיב |  |  |  |  |
23 | מֵשִׁיב | Hiphil | Participle | ms | שׁוב | מֵ– prefix: Hiphil Participle of hollow root
24 | נוֹלָד |  |  |  |  |
24 | נוֹלָד | Niphal | Participle | ms | ילד | נוֹ– prefix: I-י Niphal Participle ms