Lesson 31 The Hiphil Stem - Weak

Hiphil has a distinctive prefix (remember, “Hiphil-Haphil”), and a distinctive \(\hat I\) in the 3rd person Perfect as well as most non-Perfect forms.

For the most part, these diagnostic features are retained in weak verbs. This lesson will review some of the major exceptions to the Hiphil strong verb paradigm.

LESSON ITINERARY

Hiphil weak verb principles as they related to the following:

1-Guttural
2-Guttural
3א and 3עח
3ה
1נ
1י
Biconsonantal

EQUIPMENT CHECK

Before continuing, can you describe the following concepts?

Parsing code H
Hiphîl-Haphîl (and the Strong Summary from Lesson 30)
\(V_S = \hat I(A) \sim \hat I(\bar E)\)