BBH Chapter 27 — Hiphil Passage Exercise

Instructions: For each numbered verb, answer Is it Hiphil? (Yes / No). Then for every verb:

Parse it — give conjugation, person-gender-number, and root.
State the weak class (I-guttural / III-ח/ע / III-א / III-ה / I-נ / I-י / Biconsonantal).
Give a brief causative gloss in context.

Parts A and B contain only Hiphil weak verbs. Part C contains three distractor verbs (Qal or Niphal) — answer "No" for those. Click ▶ Answer on any row to reveal the correct parsing inline.

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

1. Genesis 1:5 (adapted)

וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וַיַּקְרֵא לַחֹשֶׁךְ לַיְלָה

"and he called the darkness Night"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Wayyiqtol	3ms	קָרָא	III-א	he called / proclaimed — tsere before silent final א; one of the most common forms in Genesis 1

2. Genesis 6:18

וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּךָ

"but I will establish my covenant with you"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Weqatal	1cs	קוּם	Biconsonantal	I will establish — וְ + הֵקִים pattern (hateph-patach under ה in weqatal form); holem-vav root medial

3. Genesis 8:20

הֶעֱלָה נֹחַ עֹלֹת עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ

"Noah offered up burnt offerings on the altar"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Perfect	3ms	עָלָה	III-ה + I-guttural	he offered up — qamets + ה ending; seghol under הֶ and hateph-seghol under ע from the I-guttural interaction

4. Genesis 15:7

אֲנִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים

"I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Perfect	1cs + 2ms suf.	יָצָא	I-י	I brought you out — הוֹ prefix (holem-vav) is the unmistakable I-י/ו Hiphil marker; tsere final shifts before suffix

5. Genesis 22:2

וַיַּעַל שָׁם עֹלָה

"and he offered up a burnt offering there"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Wayyiqtol	3ms	עָלָה	III-ה + I-guttural	and he offered up — apocopated: ה dropped; short patach under R2 (ע); one of the clearest III-ה Hiphil wayyiqtol diagnostics

6. Genesis 2:21

וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל הָאָדָם

"the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Wayyiqtol	3ms	נָפַל	I-נ	and he cast — dagesh forte in R2 (פ) + tsere final; the patach prefix (וַיַּ) is standard; dagesh in R2 reveals I-נ

7. Exodus 9:16

וְאוּלָם בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת הֶעֱמַדְתִּיךָ

"but for this purpose I have raised you up"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Perfect	1cs + 2ms suf.	עָמַד	I-guttural	I raised you up / stationed you — seghol under הֶ; hateph-seghol under ע; suffix תִּיךָ appended to the perfect 1cs base

8. Exodus 20:2

אֲנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Perfect	1cs + 2ms suf.	יָצָא	I-י	I brought you out — הוֹ prefix; the Exodus formula; same form as Gen 15:7

9. Exodus 33:18

וַיֹּאמַר הַרְאֵנִי נָא אֶת־כְּבֹדֶךָ

"and he said, 'Show me your glory, please'"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperative	2ms + 1cs suf.	רָאָה	III-ה	show me — tsere + ה retained in the imperative (ה not apocopated); suffix נִי appended; Moses' request at Sinai

10. Exodus 40:2

הָקֵם אֶת־מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד

"Set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperative	2ms	קוּם	Biconsonantal	set up / erect — הָ prefix (qamets) + tsere; the qamets under הָ distinguishes from the strong Hiphil imperative הַ (patach)

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

11. Numbers 27:19

הַעֲמֵד אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן

"Set him before Eleazar the priest"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperative	2ms	עָמַד	I-guttural	set him / station him — הַ + composite shewa under ע + tsere; compare הָקֵם (biconsonantal) — both begin with הַ/הָ but the vowel under R1 differs

12. Deuteronomy 18:15

נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

"a prophet like me the LORD your God will raise up for you"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperfect	3ms	קוּם	Biconsonantal	he will raise up — qamets under prefix (יָ); the Deuteronomic messianic/prophetic promise formula

13. Deuteronomy 4:10

הַשְׁמַע אֶת־הָעָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי

"Make the people hear these words"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperative	2ms	שָׁמַע	III-ח/ע	make them hear — patach (not tsere) before final ע in the shortened imperative; הַ + patach before final guttural

14. Deuteronomy 8:14

אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם

"who brought you out of the land of Egypt"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Perfect	3ms + 2ms suf.	יָצָא	I-י	he brought you out — הוֹ prefix; the Deuteronomic remembrance formula echoes Exo 20:2; suffix אֲךָ appended

15. Deuteronomy 8:14 (same verse)

הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם

"the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt" (substantival participle with article)

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Participle	ms	יָצָא	I-י	the one who brings out — מוֹ prefix (holem-vav under מ) with article; contrast strong Hiphil participle מַ (patach)

16. Numbers 1:51 (adapted)

וְהֵקִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמִשְׁפָּטוֹ

"and he shall set up the tabernacle according to its ordinance"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Weqatal	3ms	קוּם	Biconsonantal	and he shall set up — וְ + הֵקִים pattern; sequential future; הֵ prefix visible

17. Exodus 3:17

לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶתְכֶם מֵעֳנִי מִצְרַיִם

"to bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Inf. Construct	—	עָלָה	III-ה + I-guttural	to bring up — ends in וֹת (holem-vav + tav); the strongest single diagnostic for III-ה Hiphil inf. construct

18. Isaiah 48:6 (adapted)

מֵעַתָּה אַשְׁמִיעֲכֶם חֲדָשׁוֹת

"from now on I announce to you new things"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperfect	1cs + 2mp suf.	שָׁמַע	III-ח/ע	I announce to you — imperfect 1cs + אֲכֶם suffix; patach furtive before ע is absorbed by the suffix, leaving plain patach under ע

Bonus Items

B1. Genesis 2:15 (adapted)

וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתוֹ בְּגַן עֵדֶן

"and he placed him in the garden of Eden"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Wayyiqtol	3ms	שִׂים	Biconsonantal	and he placed / set — qamets under וַיָּ + apocopated seghol final (וַיָּשֶׂם); the short vowel final distinguishes from the perfect הֵשִׂים

B2. Genesis 27:25

הַגֶּשׁ־לִי וְאֹכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי

"Bring it near to me and I will eat of my son's game"

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Causative gloss

Yes — Hiphil \| Imperative	2ms	נָגַשׁ	I-נ	bring near — הַ + dagesh forte in R2 (ג) + tsere; dagesh in ג is the proof of the assimilated root נ (נגשׁ)

Part C — Distractor Check

These three verbs are not Hiphil — they are Qal or Niphal forms from stems already studied. Answer "No" for "Hiphil?" and complete the full parse.

19. Genesis 22:3

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם

"And Abraham rose early in the morning and went to the place."

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Stem / Function

No — Qal	Wayyiqtol	3ms	הָלַךְ	I-guttural	NOT Hiphil — Qal: and he went; no הִ/הַ prefix; plain Qal wayyiqtol of הָלַךְ

20. Genesis 21:3

וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם אֶת שֶׁם בְּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד לוֹ

"And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him."

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Stem / Function

No — Niphal	Perfect	3ms	יָלַד	I-י	NOT Hiphil — Niphal passive: was born; נוֹ- prefix = Niphal of I-י root (contrasts with Hiphil הוֹ- prefix)

21. Genesis 2:17

כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת תָּמוּת

"for in the day you eat of it you shall surely die."

Hiphil?	Conjugation	PGN	Root	Weak class	Stem / Function

No — Qal	Imperfect	2ms	מוּת	Biconsonantal	NOT Hiphil — Qal: you will die; תָּ- prefix = Qal imperfect 2ms; no הַ- prefix; plain Qal of the common biconsonantal מוּת

Chapter 27 — "Spot the Hiphil" Passage Exercise

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

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

Bonus Items

Part C — Distractor Check