{"id":2420,"date":"2019-02-18T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2019-02-19T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:26:41","slug":"hebrew-verbs-in-action-binyan-paal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-verbs-in-action-binyan-paal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Verbs in Action: Binyan pa\u2019al"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hebrew verbs are composed of roots and verbal stems. The basis of every verb is the root, which is comprised of three letters. The verbal stems \u2013 the \u05d1\u05bc\u05c5\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> (bin-ya-nim) \u2013 are the patterns that shape the roots into actual words. \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05df<\/strong> (bin-yan) is a firm structure of prefix, suffix and punctuation, into which the root is inserted to form the verb.<\/p>\n

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The Hebrew language has seven binyanim:<\/p>\n

Pa\u2019<\/strong>al <\/strong>\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiph\u2019<\/strong>il <\/strong>\u05d4\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pi\u2019<\/strong>el <\/strong>\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05e2\u05b5\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pu\u2019<\/strong>al <\/strong>\u05e4\u05bc\u05bb\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niph\u2019<\/strong>al <\/strong>\u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Huph\u2019<\/strong>al <\/strong>\u05d4\u05bb\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hitpa\u2019<\/strong>el <\/strong>\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b5\u05dc<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The name of each binyan indicates the sound of its masculine singular form in the past tense. All the masculine singular verbs of binyan pa\u2019al in past tense consists of two syllables of the vowel \u201ba\u2019. The first syllable is open, the second is closed. The root \u05e0-\u05ea-\u05e0 (n-t-n), for example, is defined as to give<\/em>. Conjugated as masculine singular in the past tense of binyan pa\u2019al, the root needs no prefix or suffix. It appears as \u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05df, pronounced as na-tan, and means (he) gave<\/em>. The verbs in the following sentences are all pronounced with the two syllables of \u201ba\u2019:<\/p>\n

\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea.<\/p>\n

He worked eight hours yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05ba.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, he watched over his niece.<\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05dc \u05e2\u05c5\u05dd \u05d7\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

He ate dinner at a restaurant with friends.<\/p>\n

Hebrew verbs conjugate according to the gender of whomever is performing the action. When the pronoun is feminine the verb will be conjugated as feminine as well. In past tense, the letter \u05d4 will be added as a suffix to the verb, making it a three syllable word. The first syllable vowel is still \u201ba\u2019, the second becomes \u201be\u2019, and the third \u201ba\u2019. The root \u05e0-\u05ea-\u05e0 (n-t-n), conjugated as feminine singular in the past tense becomes \u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 (na-te-na). For example:<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc.<\/p>\n

Last year she wrote her first book.<\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

In the winter she went on vacation.<\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05c5\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc.<\/p>\n

She met her brother during her vacation.<\/p>\n

The first pronoun, whether it\u2019s masculine or feminine, receives the suffix \u05ea\u05c5\u05d9 (ti) in the past tense. The first two syllables keep the \u201ba\u2019 sound. For example:<\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05ba\u05da\u05b0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd.<\/p>\n

I worked a whole year to save money for school.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05e1\u05d5\u05ba\u05e3 \u05e1\u05d5\u05ba\u05e3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

After graduation, I finally went on vacation.<\/p>\n

This also applies to the pronoun \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc (we<\/em>). The first two syllables are pronounced with the \u201ba\u2019 vowel. The added suffix \u2013 \u05e0\u05d5\u05bc (nu) for this pronoun \u2013 forms the third syllable. For example:<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e6\u05b8\u05d4\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd.<\/p>\n

We ate lunch together.<\/p>\n

\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc.<\/p>\n

We met your sister yesterday.<\/p>\n

Hebrew has two different pronouns for \u201bthey\u2019. One for females \u2013 \u05d4\u05b5\u05df. Another for males or a mixed group of males and females \u2013 \u05d4\u05b5\u05dd.\u00a0 Both of them function the same in the past tense of binyan pa\u2019al. The first syllable maintains its \u201ba\u2019 sound. The second vowel changes to \u201bu\u2019 sound.<\/p>\n

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To summer the past tense of binyan pa\u2019al I used the verb \u05dc\u05c5\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05d1 (to write<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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The conjugations in the present tense of binyan pa\u2019al for every pronoun are more similar to each other. The first syllable receives the sound \u201bo\u2019 in every conjugation, the second becomes \u201be\u2019. Some of the pronouns receive a suffix as shown with the verb \u05dc\u05c5\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05ba\u05d1 in the following chart:<\/p>\n

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The singular masculine pronouns \u201bhe\u2019 and \u201byou\u2019 are similar to the first male pronoun verb. The first female pronoun ends with \u05dd\u05b6\u05dd\u05b6\u05ea. So are the singular feminine pronouns \u201bshe\u2019 and \u201byou\u2019 when addressing a female. The plural feminine pronouns \u201bthey\u2019 and \u201bwe\u2019 end with \u05dd\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea. The plural masculine pronouns \u201bthey\u2019 and \u201bwe\u2019 end with \u05dd\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd.<\/p>\n

In the future tense, the main addition is the \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea”\u05df letters. These four prefixed letters indicate future tense in any binyan. The letter \u05d0 is attached to the first pronoun only, the letter \u05d9 is attached to the third pronouns \u201bhe\u2019 and \u201bthey\u2019, the letter \u05ea is attached to the third pronoun \u201bshe\u2019 and the second pronoun \u201byou\u2019, the letter \u05e0 is attached only to the plural first pronoun.<\/p>\n

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Hebrew Verbs in Action: Binyan\u00a0Pi\u2019el\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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