1. LAN 405 Beginning Hebrew II
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Class X: Pual – Strong Verbs (ch. 28)
Dr. Esa Autero

2. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
Pual is the passive counterpart of Piel
Frequency of Pual in Hebrew Bible
423 times in Hebrew Bible
146x in pf. & 85x in impf.
1x in inf. cst. & 1x in inf. abs. – 190x in participle
Basic diagnostics – almost like Pual
Vocal Shewa under all impf. & part. preformatives and prefixes
Qibbuts under the first root consonant
Daghesh Forte in the 2nd root consonant of every form
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3. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
The meaning of Pual
Passive counterpart of Piel
Intensive action in passive voice
שִׁבֵּר (piel. pf.) - “he smashed”
שֻׁבַּר (pual. pf.) - “he was smashed”
 Add “to be” in English to make translation passive

4. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
Piel
Pual
Translation
3ms
קִטֵּל
קֻטַּל
He was slaughtered
3fs
קִטְּלָה
קֻטְּלָה
She was slaughtered
2ms
קִטַּלְתָּ
קֻטַּלְתָּ
You were slaughtered
2fs
קִטַּלְתְּ
קֻטַּלְתְּ
1cs
קִטַּלְתִּי
קֻטַּלְתִּי
I was slaughtered
3cp
קִטְּלוּ
קֻטְּלוּ
They were slaughtered
2mp
קִטַּלְתֶּם
קֻטַּלְתֶּם
2fp
קִטַּלְתֶּן
קֻטַּלְתֶּן
1cp
קִטַּלְנוּ
קֻטַּלְנוּ
We were slaughtered
2.1 Pual Perfect
Qibbuts under
1st consonant
Daghesh Forte
in 2nd root consonant
 Same as Piel
except for Qibbuts
Pual perfect
קֻטַּל

5. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
Piel
Pual
Translation
3ms
יְקַטֵּל
יְקֻטַּל
He’ll be slaughtered
3fs
תְּקַטֵּל
תְּקֻטַּל
She’ll be slaughtered
2ms
תְּקֻטַּל
You’ll be slaughtered
2fs
תְּקַטְּלִי
תְּקֻטְּלִי
1cs
אֲקַטֵּל
אֲקֻטֵּל
I’ll be slaughtered
3mp
יְקַטְּלוּ
יְקֻטְּלוּ
They’ll be slaughtered
3fp
תְּקַטֵּלְנָה
תְּקֻטַּלְנָה
2mp
תְּקַטְּלוּ
תְּקֻטְּלוּ
2fp
1cp
נְקַטֵּל
נְקֻטַּל
We’ll be slaughtered
2.2 Pual Imperfect
Vocal Shewa under
impf. preformative
Qibbuts under
1st consonant
Daghesh Forte
in 2nd root consonant
 Same as Piel
except for Qibbuts
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Pual imperfect
יְקֻטַּל

6. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
2.3 Pual participle
מְ prefix
Qibbuts under 1st
root consonant
Daghesh Forte in
2nd root consonant
Piel
Pual
Translation ms
מְקַטֵּל
מְקֻטָּל
Being slaughtered fs
מְקַטֶּלֶת
מְקֻטֶּלֶת mp
מְקַטְּלִים
מְקֻטָּלִים fp
מְקַטְּלוֹת
מְקֻטָּלוֹת
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Pual participle
מְקֻטָּל

7. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
Perfect
Imperfect
Participle
קֻטַּל
יְקֻטַּל
מְקֻטָּל
קֻטְּלָה
תְּקֻטַּל
מְקֻטֶּלֶת
קֻטַּלְתָּ
תְּקֻטַל
מְקֻטָּלִים
קֻטַּלְתְּ
תְּקֻטְּלִי
מְקֻטָּלוֹת
קֻטַּלְתִּי
אֲקֻטֵּל -
קֻטְּלוּ
יְקֻטְּלוּ
תְּקֻטַּלְנָה
קֻטַּלְתֶּם
תְּקֻטְּלוּ
קֻטַּלְתֶּן
קֻטַּלְנוּ
נְקֻטַּל
Pual – Summary

8. Pual Stem – Strong Verbs
Practice
Workbook p. 227, no: 1-5
p. 228, translation, no: 1-5
Homework
Workbook: “Bible Translation”, p , no: 1-3
Vocabulary Quizz VII, ch. 28, pp (28.10)
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