BBH Chapter 33 · Pual Weak Verbs
The Pual is always the passive of the Piel. For each of the 18 weak-root Pual forms: (1) give the Piel active meaning; (2) translate the Pual passive form.
| # | Form | Root | Weak Type | Conjugation | Piel Active Meaning | Pual Passive Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | גֻּלָּה | גלה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to reveal / uncover | Pual: it was revealed · Qibbuts under ג + dagesh in ל + final ָּה (III-ה pattern) | ||||||
| 2 | כֻּלָּה | כלה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to complete / destroy | Pual: it was finished / consumed · Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ל + final ָּה | ||||||
| 3 | בֹּרַךְ | ברך | R2 = ר | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: he was blessed · Holem under ב (Qibbuts lengthened; ר rejects dagesh) + Pathach under ר | ||||||
| 4 | עֻנָּה | ענה | III-ה, I-gutt | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to afflict / humble | Pual: he was afflicted · Qibbuts under ע (guttural accepts Qibbuts) + dagesh in ן + final ָּה | ||||||
| 5 | חֻיָּה | חיה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to keep alive | Pual: he was kept alive · Qibbuts under ח + dagesh forte in י + final ָּה | ||||||
| 6 | יְגֻלֶּה | גלה | III-ה | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to reveal | Pual: it will be revealed · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה (imperfect III-ה ending) | ||||||
| 7 | יְכֻלֶּה | כלה | III-ה | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to complete / destroy | Pual: it will be finished · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה | ||||||
| 8 | יְבֹרַךְ | ברך | R2 = ר | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: he will be blessed · Prefix יְ + Holem under ב (ר rejects dagesh) + Pathach under ר | ||||||
| 9 | יְעֻנֶּה | ענה | III-ה, I-gutt | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to afflict | Pual: he will be afflicted · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under ע + dagesh in ן + final ֶּה | ||||||
| 10 | יְחֻיֶּה | חיה | III-ה | Imperfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to keep alive | Pual: he will be kept alive · Prefix יְ + Qibbuts under ח + dagesh in י + final ֶּה | ||||||
| 11 | מְגֻלֶּה | גלה | III-ה | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to reveal | Pual: one being revealed · Prefix מְ + Qibbuts under ג + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה (Pual participle III-ה) | ||||||
| 12 | מְכֻלֶּה | כלה | III-ה | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to complete / destroy | Pual: one being consumed · Prefix מְ + Qibbuts under כ + dagesh in ל + final ֶּה | ||||||
| 13 | מְבֹרָךְ | ברך | R2 = ר | Participle ms | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: one being blessed · Prefix מְ + Holem under ב (ר rejects dagesh) + Qamets under ר (participle theme vowel) | ||||||
| 14 | גֻּלְתָּה | גלה | III-ה | Perfect 3fs | |||
| Piel: to reveal | Pual: it was revealed (3fs) · Qibbuts under ג + Shewa under ל + תָּה suffix (3fs replaces the ָּה of 3ms) | ||||||
| 15 | בֹּרֲכוּ | ברך | R2 = ר | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Piel: to bless | Pual: they were blessed · Holem under ב + Hateph Pathach under ר (guttural reduced vowel before suffix) + וּ | ||||||
| 16 | כֻּלּוּ | כלה | III-ה | Perfect 3cp | |||
| Piel: to complete / destroy | Pual: they were consumed / finished · Qibbuts under כ + dagesh forte in ל + וּ suffix (III-ה 3cp: ָּה → וּ) | ||||||
| 17 | צֻוָּה | צוה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to command | Pual: he was commanded · Qibbuts under צ + dagesh forte in ו + final ָּה; III-ה Pual pattern with וו as R2 | ||||||
| 18 | שֻׁנָּה | שׁנה | III-ה | Perfect 3ms | |||
| Piel: to change | Pual: it was changed · Qibbuts under שׁ + dagesh forte in ן + final ָּה; III-ה Pual perfect 3ms |