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