1. ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE HEBREW STUDY TOOLS LNG 2304

2. The Qal & Niphal Stems

3. The Qal Stem

4. 13.1 Of the almost 72,000 verbs in the Hebrew Bible, over two thirds (50,699 verbs) occur in the Qal stem. 13.2 The Qal Stem. The Qal is the simple or basic verbal stem. Qal verbs are active in voice. The Qal stem also exhibits the simple, or un-nuanced type of action.

5. The Perfect Conjugation The Perfect conjugation is used to express a completed action or state of being in the past, present or future.

6. The Qal Perfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe killed 3 rd Feminine SingularShe killed 2 nd Masculine SingularYou killed 2 nd Feminine SingularYou killed 1 st Common SingularI killed 3 rd Common PluralThey killed 2 nd Masculine PluralYou killed 2 nd Feminine PluralYou killed 1 st Common PluralWe killed

7. The Imperfect Conjugation The Imperfect conjugation is used to express incomplete action and is usually translated by the English present or future tense.

8. The Qal Imperfect Pardigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe will kill 3 rd Feminine SingularShe will kill 2 nd Masculine SingularYou will kill 2 nd Feminine SingularYou will kill 1 st Common SingularI will kill 3 rd Masculine PluralThey will kill 3 rd Feminine PluralThey will kill 2 nd Masculine PluralYou will kill 2 nd Feminine PluralYou will kill 1 st Common PluralWe will kill

9. The Niphal Stem

10. The Niphal stem is used to express simple action with either a passive or reflexive voice. Whatever a verb means in the Qal stem, it becomes passive or reflexive in the Niphal stem.

11. The Niphal Perfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe was killed 3 rd Feminine SingularShe was killed 2 nd Masculine SingularYou were killed 2 nd Feminine SingularYou were killed 1 st Common SingularI was killed 3 rd Common PluralThey were killed 2 nd Masculine PluralYou were killed 2 nd Feminine PluralYou were killed 1 st Common PluralWe were killed

12. The Niphal Imperfect 3 rd Masculine SingularHe will be killed 3 rd Feminine SingularShe will be killed 2 nd Masculine SingularYou will be killed 2 nd Feminine SingularYou will be killed 1 st Common SingularI will be killed 3 rd Masculine PluralThey will be killed 3 rd Feminine PluralThey will be killed 2 nd Masculine PluralYou will be killed 2 nd Feminine PluralYou will be killed 1 st Common PluralWe will be killed

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