Hebrew Grammar Worksheets, 1836, Amasa Lyman Copy
Hebrew Grammar Worksheets, 1836, Amasa Lyman Copy
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Hebrew Grammar Worksheets, 1836; printed forms with Hebrew and English additions in handwriting of ; nine pages; CHL.
A piece of a newspaper was used as a wrapper for the worksheets, with a docket reading “Hebrew Grammar.”
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Supplement to J. Seixas’ Hebrew Grammar.
Names and Significations of the Conjugations.
Kal, Niphal, Piel, Pual, Hiphil, Hophal, Hithpael.
Kal is active; all roots are in Kal.
Niphal is passive; it is made by prefixing נ to the root.
Hiphil is causative; it is formed by prefixing a ה to, and inserting (not always) a י in the root.
Hophal is passive; it prefixes הוּ הְָ or הֻ to the root.
Hithpael is either active or passive; it prefixes הִתְ to the root.
Piel is active, and Pual is passive. They have the same letters as Kal; but are differently pointed; as שִׁלַּח , שִׁלֵּחַ , נִחַם צִוָּה , פִּקֵּד Piel נֻחַם צֻוָּה , פֻּקַּד Pual. <ect,>
Piel frequently takes Tsaree under the first radical, and Pual frequently has Kholem for the first radical; as בֵּרַךְ בֵּרֵךְ Piel, בֹּרַךְ Pual.
Participles.
1. The present participle Kal has a Kholem ( וֹ –ֹ ) for the vowel of the first radical; as [blank]
מ Prefixed often denotes a participle.
ה Prefixed to a participle signifies who, that, which.
2. Niphal participle prefixes נ to the root.
3. The passive participle Kal takes the vowel Shoorek וּ or Kibbuts ֻ for the second radical.
Imperative and Infinitive Moods.
The Imperative and Infinitive take the vowel Kholem ( וֹ –ֹ ) or short Kaumets ְ ָ for the second radical.
<ח>
<נ וֺ> [p. 3]
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