Ch13 Passage Exercise — Qal Perfect Strong Verbs

BBH Chapter 13 · Genesis 1–4

Instructions: For each highlighted form, give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form), (e) Usage Type (Simple Past / Perfect of Experience / Stative / Prophetic Perfect).
Note: Several high-frequency Torah verbs are weak roots (III-ה, I-נ, etc.). Focus on the suffix pattern and usage type; weak-root vowel changes are covered in Ch14.

Passage A — Genesis 1:1–5

בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ
#FormPersonNumberGenderRootUsage Type
1בָּרָ֣א
✓בָּרָ֣א 3smברא Simple Past — III-א weak; vowel pattern still recognizable
2הָיְתָ֥ה
✓הָיְתָ֥ה 3sfהיה Simple Past — III-ה weak; 3fs ending ָה-

Passage B — Genesis 2:15–17

מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃ כִּ֗י בְּיֹ֛ום אֲכָלְךָ֥ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֹ֥ות תָּמֽוּת׃
Form #3 (אָכֹ֥ל) is included as a recognition test — it is not a Perfect verb.
#FormPersonNumberGenderRootUsage Type
3אָכֹ֥ל
✓אָכֹ֥ל Not a Perfect — Infinitive Absolute Included to test recognition; forms the emphatic pair with תֹּאכֵל
4אֲכָלְךָ֥
✓אֲכָלְךָ֥ 2smאכל Simple Past — Perfect with 2ms pronominal suffix

Passage C — Genesis 3:6–13

הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תָּה עִמָּדִ֔י הִ֛וא נָֽתְנָה־לִּ֥י מִן־הָעֵ֖ץ׃ מַה־זֹּ֣את עָשִׂ֑ית הַנָּחָ֥שׁ הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי
#FormPersonNumberGenderRootUsage Type
5נָתַ֣תָּה
✓נָתַ֣תָּה 2smנתן Simple Past — I-נ weak; 2ms suffix תָּ- (with he variant)
6נָֽתְנָה
✓נָֽתְנָה 3sfנתן Simple Past — I-נ weak; 3fs suffix ָה-
7עָשִׂ֑ית
✓עָשִׂ֑ית 2sfעשה Simple Past — III-ה weak; 2fs suffix תְּ-

Passage D — Genesis 4:1–10

וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתֹּ֑ו׃ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי
#FormPersonNumberGenderRootUsage Type
8יָדַ֖ע
✓יָדַ֖ע 3smידע Simple Past — I-י weak; 3ms form
9יָדַ֔עְתִּי
✓יָדַ֔עְתִּי 1scידע Perfect of Experience — Cain claims not to know; existential knowledge in question

Passage E — Additional Forms for Analysis

#FormPersonNumberGenderRootUsage Type
10כָּבֵד
✓כָּבֵד3smכבד Stative — Type-B (tsere); "is heavy/honored"
11שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ
✓שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ1pcשמע Simple Past — 1cp suffix נוּ-
12קָטַלְתֶּם
✓קָטַלְתֶּם2pmקטל Simple Past — 2mp suffix תֶּם-
13בָּרַ֖כְתָּ
✓בָּרַ֖כְתָּ2smברך Simple Past — 2ms suffix תָּ-
14יָשַׁ֙בְנוּ֙
✓יָשַׁ֙בְנוּ֙1pcישב Simple Past — 1cp suffix נוּ-
15קָרְאָ֤ה
✓קָרְאָ֤ה3sfקרא Simple Past — III-א weak; 3fs ָה-