BBH Chapter 32 · Pual Strong Verbs
The Pual is always the passive of the Piel. For each of the 20 Pual forms: (1) give the Piel active meaning; (2) translate the Pual passive form.
| # | Form | Root | Conjugation | Piel Active Meaning | Pual Passive Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | קֻטַּל | קטל | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to kill (intensively) | Pual: he was killed · Paradigm form; Qibbuts under ק + dagesh in ט | |||||
| 2 | כֻּבַּד | כבד | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to honor | Pual: he was honored · Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ב | |||||
| 3 | בֹּרַךְ | ברך | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: he was blessed · ר rejects dagesh; Qibbuts lengthens to Holem → בֹּרַךְ | |||||
| 4 | שֻׁלַּח | שׁלח | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to send away / release | Pual: he was sent away · Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh in ל | |||||
| 5 | דֻּבַּר | דבר | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to speak | Pual: it was spoken · Qibbuts under ד + dagesh in ב; ר at end = no issue | |||||
| 6 | שֻׁמַּר | שׁמר | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to guard / watch | Pual: he was guarded · Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh in מ | |||||
| 7 | גֹּרַשׁ | גרשׁ | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to drive out / expel | Pual: he was driven out · ר rejects dagesh; Qibbuts lengthens to Holem → גֹּרַשׁ | |||||
| 8 | סֻפַּר | ספר | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to recount / tell | Pual: it was told / recounted · Qibbuts under ס + dagesh in פ | |||||
| 9 | כֻּסָּה | כסה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to cover | Pual: it was covered · III-ה root; Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ס; final ה quiesces | |||||
| 10 | יְקֻטַּל | קטל | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to kill | Pual: he will be killed · Pual imperfect prefix יְ + Qibbuts under R1 + dagesh in R2 | |||||
| 11 | יְבֹרַךְ | ברך | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: he will be blessed · ר rejects dagesh; Holem under ב in imperfect | |||||
| 12 | יְשֻׁלַּח | שׁלח | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to send / release | Pual: he will be sent · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh in ל | |||||
| 13 | יְכֻבַּד | כבד | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to honor | Pual: he will be honored · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ב | |||||
| 14 | יְסֻפַּר | ספר | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to recount / tell | Pual: it will be told · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under ס + dagesh in פ | |||||
| 15 | יְגֹרַשׁ | גרשׁ | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to drive out | Pual: he will be driven out · ר rejects dagesh; Holem under ג in imperfect | |||||
| 16 | מְקֻטָּל | קטל | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to kill | Pual: one being killed · Pual participle: מְ prefix + Qibbuts under R1 + Qamets under R2 | |||||
| 17 | מְבֹרָךְ | ברך | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: one being blessed · ר rejects dagesh; Holem under ב; Qamets under ר | |||||
| 18 | מְשֻׁלָּח | שׁלח | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to send / release | Pual: one being sent · מְ prefix + Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh + Qamets in ל | |||||
| 19 | כֻּבְּדוּ | כבד | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Piel: to honor | Pual: they were honored · 3cp suffix וּ; Shewa under ב (vowel reduces before vocalic suffix) | |||||
| 20 | שֻׁלְּחוּ | שׁלח | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Piel: to send away | Pual: they were sent away · 3cp suffix וּ; Shewa under ל before vocalic suffix |