1 Samuel Chapter 4 – Full Verb Analysis

Student Worksheet: Biblical Hebrew Verb Analysis

1 Samuel Chapter 4 (Comprehensive List)

Instructions: Perform a morphological analysis of every verb below. Identify Root, Binyan, Conjugation, PGN, and Analysis.
RefVerbRootBinyanConjugationPGNLinguistic Analysis & Translation
4:1וַיְהִי
4:1וַיֵּצֵא
4:1לִקְרַאת
4:1לַמִּלְחָמָה
4:1וַיַּחֲנוּ
4:1חָנוּ
4:2וַיַּעַרְכוּ
4:2לִקְרַאת
4:2וַתִּטֹּשׁ
4:2וַיִּנָּגֶף
4:2וַיַּכּוּ
4:3וַיָּבֹא
4:3וַיֹּאמְרוּ
4:3לָמָּה
4:3נְגָפָנוּ
4:3נִקְחָה
4:3וְיָבֹא
4:3וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּ
4:4וַיִּשְׁלַח
4:4וַיִּשְׂאוּ
4:4יֹשֵׁב
4:5וַיְהִי
4:5כְּבוֹא
4:5וַיָּרִעוּ
4:5וַתֵּהֹם
4:6וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ
4:6וַיֹּאמְרוּ
4:6וַיֵּדְעוּ
4:6בָּא
4:7וַיִּרְאוּ
4:7כִּי
4:7אָמְרוּ
4:7בָּא
4:7וַיֹּאמְרוּ
4:7הָיְתָה
4:8אוֹי
4:8מִי
4:8יַצִּילֵנוּ
4:8הַמַּכִּים
4:9הִתְחַזְּקוּ
4:9וִהְיוּ
4:9תַּעַבְדוּ
4:9עָבְדוּ
4:9וִהְיִיתֶם
4:9וְנִלְחַמְתֶּם
4:10וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ
4:10וַיִּנָּגֶף
4:10וַיָּנֻסוּ
4:10וַתְּהִי
4:10וַיִּפֹּל
4:11נִלְקָח
4:11מֵתוּ
4:12וַיָּרָץ
4:12וַיָּבֹא
4:13וַיָּבוֹא
4:13יֹשֵׁב
4:13מְצַפֶּה
4:13חָרַד
4:13בָּא
4:13לְהַגִּיד
4:13וַתִּזְעַק
4:14וַיִּשְׁמַע
4:14וַיֹּאמֶר
4:14וְהָאִישׁ
4:14מִהַר
4:14וַיָּבֹא
4:14וַיַּגֵּד
4:15קָמָה
4:15יוּכַל
4:15לִרְאוֹת
4:16וַיֹּאמֶר
4:16בָּא
4:16נַסְתִּי
4:16וַיֹּאמֶר
4:16הָיָה
4:17וַיַּעַן
4:17וַיֹּאמֶר
4:17נָס
4:17הָיְתָה
4:17מֵתוּ
4:17נִלְקָחָה
4:18כְּהַזְכִּירוֹ
4:18וַיִּפֹּל
4:18וַתִּשָּׁבֵר
4:18וַיָּמֹת
4:18כָּבֵד
4:18שָׁפַט
4:19הָרָה
4:19לָלַת
4:19וַתִּשְׁמַע
4:19נִלְקַח
4:19מֵת
4:19וַתִּכְרַע
4:19וַתֵּלֶד
4:19נֶהֶפְכוּ
4:20וּכְעֵת
4:20מוּתָהּ
4:20וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה
4:20תִּירְאִי
4:20יָלַדְתְּ
4:20עָנְתָה
4:20שָׁתָה
4:21וַתִּקְרָא
4:21לֵאמֹר
4:21גָּלָה
4:21הִלָּקַח
4:22וַתֹּאמֶר
4:22גָּלָה
4:22נִלְקַח

Master Answer Key

1 Samuel Chapter 4 – Full Verbal Analysis

RefVerbRootBinyanConjugationPGNAnalysis & Translation
4:1וַיְהִיהיהQalWayyiqtol3msIII-He apocopated: “And it was”
4:1וַיֵּצֵאיצאQalWayyiqtol3msI-Yod / III-Aleph: “And [Israel] went out”
4:1לִקְרַאתקרהQalInf. Const.III-He infinitive: “To meet”
4:1לַמִּלְחָמָהלחםNiphalInf. Const.Infinitive as noun: “To battle”
4:1וַיַּחֲנוּחנהQalWayyiqtol3mpIII-He plural: “And they encamped”
4:1חָנוּחנהQalQatal3cpIII-He suffix: “They had encamped”
4:2וַיַּעַרְכוּערךQalWayyiqtol3mpNarrative: “And [Philistines] arrayed”
4:2לִקְרַאתקרהQalInf. Const.Infinitive: “To meet”
4:2וַתִּטֹּשׁנטשׁQalWayyiqtol3fsI-Nun drops (נטש): “And it spread/broke”
4:2וַיִּנָּגֶףנגףNiphalWayyiqtol3msI-Nun passive: “And [Israel] was struck”
4:2וַיַּכּוּנכהHiphilWayyiqtol3mpI-Nun/III-He causative: “And they struck”
4:3וַיָּבֹאבואQalWayyiqtol3msHollow root narrative: “And [people] came”
4:3וַיֹּאמְרוּאמרQalWayyiqtol3mpI-Aleph narrative: “And [elders] said”
4:3נְגָפָנוּנגףQalQatal3ms+1cpActive + suffix: “He struck us”
4:3נִקְחָהלקחQalCohortative1cpIrregular I-Nun: “Let us take”
4:3וְיָבֹאבואQalYiqtol3msHollow root: “That it may come”
4:3וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּישׁעHiphilYiqtol3ms+1cpI-Yod causative + suffix: “Save us”
4:4וַיִּשְׁלַחשׁלחQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And [people] sent”
4:4וַיִּשְׂאוּנשׂאQalWayyiqtol3mpI-Nun drops: “And they carried”
4:4יֹשֵׁבישׁבQalParticiplemsI-Yod active: “Who dwells/sits”
4:4וְשָׁםשׂיםQalParticiple/AdvmsContextual: “Were there”
4:5וַיְהִיהיהQalWayyiqtol3msIII-He apocopated: “And it happened”
4:5כְּבוֹאבואQalInf. Const.Hollow root + Prep: “Upon entering”
4:5וַיָּרִעוּרועHiphilWayyiqtol3mpHollow causative: “And they shouted”
4:5וַתֵּהֹםהוםNiphalWayyiqtol3fsHollow root passive: “And [earth] rang”
4:6וַיִּשְׁמְעוּשׁמעQalWayyiqtol3mpNarrative: “And they heard”
4:6וַיֹּאמְרוּאמרQalWayyiqtol3mpNarrative: “And they said”
4:6וַיֵּדְעוּידעQalWayyiqtol3mpI-Yod narrative: “And they knew”
4:6בָּאבואQalQatal3msHollow root: “[Ark] had come”
4:7וַיִּרְאוּיראQalWayyiqtol3mpIII-He/III-Aleph: “And they were afraid”
4:7אָמְרוּאמרQalQatal3cpPast state: “They said”
4:7בָּאבואQalQatal3msHollow root: “Has come”
4:7וַיֹּאמְרוּאמרQalWayyiqtol3mpNarrative: “And they said”
4:7הָיְתָההיהQalQatal3fsIII-He state: “There has [not] been”
4:8יַצִּילֵנוּנצלHiphilYiqtol3ms+1cpI-Nun causative + suffix: “Will save us”
4:8הַמַּכִּיםנכהHiphilParticiplempI-Nun/III-He causative: “Who struck”
4:9הִתְחַזְקוּחזקHithpaelImperative2mpReflexive command: “Strengthen yourselves”
4:9וִהְיוּהיהQalImperative2mpIII-He command: “And be!”
4:9תַּעַבְדוּעבדQalYiqtol2mpPrefix form: “Lest you serve”
4:9עָבְדוּעבדQalQatal3cpSuffix form: “They served”
4:9וִהְיִיתֶםהיהQalWaqatal2mpIII-He sequence: “Then you shall be”
4:9וְנִלְחַמְתֶּםלחםNiphalWaqatal2mpPassive sequence: “And you shall fight”
4:10וַיִּלָּחֲמוּלחםNiphalWayyiqtol3mpPassive narrative: “And they fought”
4:10וַיִּנָּגֶףנגףNiphalWayyiqtol3msI-Nun passive: “And [Israel] was struck”
4:10וַיָּנֻסוּנוסQalWayyiqtol3mpHollow root narrative: “And they fled”
4:10וַתְּהִיהיהQalWayyiqtol3fsIII-He apocopated: “And it was”
4:10וַיִּפֹּלנפלQalWayyiqtol3msI-Nun narrative: “And there fell”
4:11נִלְקָחלקחNiphalQatal3msPassive past: “Was taken”
4:11מֵתוּמותQalQatal3cpHollow root: “They died”
4:12וַיָּרָץרוץQalWayyiqtol3msHollow root: “And he ran”
4:12וַיָּבֹאבואQalWayyiqtol3msHollow root: “And he came”
4:13יוֹשֵׁבישׁבQalParticiplemsI-Yod active: “Sitting”
4:13מְצַפֶּהצפהPielParticiplemsIII-He intensive: “Watching”
4:13חָרֵדחרדQalParticiplemsStative: “Trembling”
4:13בָּאבואQalQatal3msHollow root: “[Man] came”
4:13לְהַגִּידנגדHiphilInf. Const.I-Nun causative: “To tell”
4:13וַתִּזְעַקזעקQalWayyiqtol3fsNarrative: “And [city] cried out”
4:14וַיִּשְׁמַעשׁמעQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And [Eli] heard”
4:14וַיֹּאמֶראמרQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And he said”
4:14מִהַרמהרPielQatal3msIntensive: “He hurried”
4:14וַיָּבֹאבואQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And he came”
4:14וַיַּגֵּדנגדHiphilWayyiqtol3msI-Nun causative: “And he told”
4:15קָמוּקוםQalQatal3cpHollow: “Were set/fixed”
4:15יוּכַליכלQalYiqtol3msIrregular I-Yod: “He was able”
4:15לִרְאוֹתראהQalInf. Const.III-He: “To see”
4:16וַיֹּאמֶראמרQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And he said”
4:16הַבָּאבואQalParticiplemsActive with article: “Who comes”
4:16נַסְתִּינוסQalQatal1csHollow root past: “I fled”
4:16וַיֹּאמֶראמרQalWayyiqtol3msEli’s question: “And he said”
4:16הָיָההיהQalQatal3msState: “What happened (was)?”
4:17וַיַּעַןענהQalWayyiqtol3msIII-He apocopated: “And he answered”
4:17הַמְבַשֵּׂרבשׂרPielParticiplemsIntensive: “The messenger”
4:17וַיֹּאמֶראמרQalWayyiqtol3msNarrative: “And he said”
4:17נָסנוסQalQatal3msHollow root: “Israel fled”
4:17הָיְתָההיהQalQatal3fsState: “There was”
4:17מֵתוּמותQalQatal3cpHollow: “They died”
4:17נִלְקָחָהלקחNiphalQatal3fsPassive past: “Was taken”
4:18כְּהַזְכִּירוֹזכרHiphilInf. Const.3msCausative + Suffix: “Upon his mentioning”
4:18וַיִּפֹּלנפלQalWayyiqtol3msI-Nun narrative: “And he fell”
4:18וַתִּשָּׁבֵרשׁברNiphalWayyiqtol3fsPassive narrative: “And [neck] broke”
4:18וַיָּמֹתמותQalWayyiqtol3msHollow apocopated: “And he died”
4:18זָקֵןזקןQalQatal3msStative: “He was old”
4:18כָּבֵדכבדQalQatal3msStative: “He was heavy”
4:18שָׁפַטשׁפטQalQatal3msAction past: “He judged”
4:19הָרָההרהQalParticiple/AdjfsIII-He state: “Pregnant”
4:19לָלַתילדQalInf. Const.I-Yod infinitive: “To give birth”
4:19וַתִּשְׁמַעשׁמעQalWayyiqtol3fsNarrative: “And she heard”
4:19הִלָּקַחלקחNiphalInf. Const.Passive infinitive: “The taking of”
4:19וָמֵתמותQalQatal3msHollow root: “And [Eli] died”
4:19וַתִּכְרַעכרעQalWayyiqtol3fsNarrative: “And she knelt”
4:19וַתֵּלֶדילדQalWayyiqtol3fsI-Yod narrative: “And she gave birth”
4:19נֶהֶפְכוּהפךNiphalQatal3cpPassive: “Were turned (pains)”
4:20מוּתָהּמותQalInf. Const.3fsHollow infinitive: “Upon her dying”
4:20וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָהדברPielWayyiqtol3fpIntensive plural: “And they said”
4:20תִּירְאִייראQalYiqtol2fsIII-He prohibition: “Fear [not]”
4:20יָלַדְתְּילדQalQatal2fsI-Yod suffix form: “You bore”
4:20עָנְתָהענהQalQatal3fsIII-He: “She [did not] answer”
4:20שָׁתָהשׁיתQalQatal3fsHollow root: “She [did not] set/heed”
4:21וַתִּקְרָאקראQalWayyiqtol3fsIII-Aleph narrative: “And she named”
4:21לֵאמֹראמרQalInf. Const.I-Aleph: “To say/saying”
4:21גָּלָהגלהQalQatal3msIII-He state: “Departed”
4:21הִלָּקַחלקחNiphalInf. Const.Passive infinitive: “The taking of”
4:22וַתֹּאמֶראמרQalWayyiqtol3fsNarrative: “And she said”
4:22גָּלָהגלהQalQatal3msIII-He state: “Departed”
4:22נִלְקַחלקחNiphalQatal3msPassive past: “Was taken”