20.5 Q∞ 3ה Endings

• As expected, when a 3ה verb has no sufformative, a vowel is added

For the ∞, this ending is וֹת

• The וֹת remains when a pronominal suffix is added
  • Note: in this use, וֹת is not the FP ending -
  • It would be incorrect to say *“Q∞fp.” ∞ verbs are never inflected for person, gender, or number
• Remember, ∞ verbs never inflect, so there will never be a sufformative; in other words, all 3ה ∞ verbs will have the וֹת ending
• We can continue building our 3ה ending table:

Conj	Hebrew	Vowel
P	בָּנָה	Qamets+Hei
I	יִבְנֶה	Seghol+Hei
M	בְּנֵה	Tsere+Hei
∞	בְּנוֹת	Holem+Vav Tav

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LOOK-ALIKE WORDS

• ּבָנוֹת is spelled with a Qamets and means “daughters”
• בְּנוֹת is reduced and means “to build, building”