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Frequent Hebrew Verb
38 most common verbal forms (+2) in Hebrew Bible. Hendrickson BHS Readers Ed
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| אָמַר | אמר G pf 3ms "He said." |
| (אָ֔רְצָה (כְּנַ֔עַן | אֶ֔רֶץ + directional ה "to the land (of Canaan)" |
| בָּא | בוא G pf 3ms "he came" or G pt. ms "coming" |
| בּוֹא | בוא G imv. "come!" or G inf. cs. "to come" |
| דִּבֶּר | דבר D pf 3ms "he spoke" |
| דַּ֔עַת verb | ידע Q inf. cs. "to know" |
| דַּ֔עַת noun | ידע "knowledge" |
| הָיָה | היה G pf 3ms "he/it was" |
| הָיוּ | היה G pf 3mp "they were" |
| הָֽיְתָה | היה G pf 3fs "she/it was" |
| וַיֹּאמַ֓ר | אמר G v/c impf 3ms "and he said" |
| וַיֹּ֓אמֶר | אמר G v/c impf 3ms "and he said" |
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ | אמר G v/c impf 3mp "and they said" |
| וַיָּבֹא | בוא G v/c impf 3ms "and he came" |
| וַיְהִי | היה G v/c impf 3ms "and it was" |
| וַיִּהְיוּ | היה G v/c impf 3mp "and they were" |
| וַּיֵ֓לֶךְ | הלך G v/c impf 3ms "and he went" |
| וַיַּ֔עַשׂ | עשׂה G v/c impf 3ms "and he did" or "and he made" |
| וַיִּקַּח | לקח G v/c impf 3ms "and he took" |
| וַיִּקְרָא | קרא G v/c impf 3ms "and he called" |
| וַיִּתֵּ֓ן | נתן G v/c impf 3ms "and he gave" |
| וַיִּ֓תֶּן־ | נתן G v/c impf 3mp "and he gave" - shorter form with maqqef |
| יֹאמְרוּ | אמר G impf 3mp "he will say" |
| יָבֹא | בוא G impf 3ms "he will come" |
| יְהִי | היה G JUSSIVE 3ms "let it be" |
| יִהְיֶה | היה G impf 3ms "it will be" |
| יִהְיוּ | היה G impf 3mp "they will be" |
| יִקַּח | לקח G impf 3ms "he will take" |
| יִקְרָא | קרא G impf 3ms "he will call" |
| יִתֵּ֓ן | נתן G impf 3ms "he will give" |
| יִ֓תֶּן־ | נתן G impf 3ms "he will give" - shorter form before maqqef |
| לֵאמֹר | אמר G inf. cs., "saying" (a special form) |
| נָתַן | נתן G pf 3ms "he gave" |
| נָתַ֓תִּי | נתן G pf 1cs "I gave" (from נָתַנְתִּי, but נ assimilated) |
| עָשָׂה | עשׂה G pf 3ms "I made" or "I did" |
| עֲשׂוֹת | עשׂה G inf. cs. "to do" |
| צִוָּה | צוה D pf 3ms "he commanded" |
| יֹאמַר | אמר G impf 3ms "he will say" |