1 Samuel Chapter 5 – Student Worksheet

Student Worksheet: Biblical Hebrew Verb Analysis

1 Samuel Chapter 5 (Comprehensive List 1-12)

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Instructions: Complete the morphological analysis for every verb listed. Identify Root, Binyan, Conjugation, PGN, and provide a short Analysis/Translation.

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
5:1	לָקְחוּ
5:1	וַיְבִיאֻהוּ
5:2	וַיִּקְחוּ
5:2	וַיָּבִיאוּ
5:2	וַיַּצִּיגוּ
5:3	וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ
5:3	נֹפֵל
5:3	וַיִּקְחוּ
5:3	וַיָּשִׁבוּ
5:4	וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ
5:4	נֹפֵל
5:4	כְּרֻתוֹת
5:4	נִשְׁאַר
5:5	יִדְרְכוּ
5:5	הַבָּאִים
5:6	וַתִּכְבַּד
5:6	וַיְשִׁמֵּם
5:6	וַיַּךְ
5:7	וַיִּרְאוּ
5:7	וְאָמְרוּ
5:7	יֵשֵׁב
5:7	קָשְׁתָה
5:8	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ
5:8	וַיַּאַסְפוּ
5:8	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
5:8	נַעֲשֶׂה
5:8	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
5:8	יִסֹּב
5:8	וַיַּסֵּבּוּ

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
5:9	וַיְהִי
5:9	הֵסַבּוּ
5:9	וַתְּהִי
5:9	וַיַּךְ
5:9	וַיִּשָּׂתְרוּ
5:10	וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ
5:10	וַיְהִי
5:10	כְּבוֹא
5:10	וַיִּזְעֲקוּ
5:10	לֵאמֹר
5:10	הֵסַבּוּ
5:10	לַהֲמִיתֵנִי
5:11	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ
5:11	וַיַּאַסְפוּ
5:11	וַיֹּאמְרוּ
5:11	שַׁלְּחוּ
5:11	וְיָשֹׁב
5:11	יָמִית
5:11	הָיְתָה
5:11	כָּבְדָה
5:12	מֵתוּ
5:12	הֻכּוּ
5:12	וַתַּעַל

1 Samuel Chapter 5 – Answer Key

Master Answer Key: Biblical Hebrew Verb Analysis

1 Samuel Chapter 5 (Complete 52-Verb List)

Ref	Verb (Hebrew)	Root	Binyan	Conjugation	PGN	Linguistic Analysis & Translation
5:1	לָקְחוּ	לקח	Qal	Qatal	3cp	Root I-Lamed (Lamed drops); “They took”
5:1	וַיְבִיאֻהוּ	בוא	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3cp+3ms suf	Hollow root (ע”ו); “And they brought it”
5:2	וַיִּקְחוּ	לקח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Root I-Lamed (Lamed drops); “And they took”
5:2	וַיָּבִיאוּ	בוא	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Hollow root (ע”ו); “And they brought”
5:2	וַיַּצִּיגוּ	יצג	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Root I-Yod (assimilates); “And they set/placed”
5:3	וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ	שׁכם	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Causative narrative: “And they rose early”
5:3	נֹפֵל	נפל	Qal	Participle	ms	Root I-Nun active: “Falling/Fallen”
5:3	וַיִּקְחוּ	לקח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Root I-Lamed: “And they took”
5:3	וַיָּשִׁבוּ	שׁוב	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Hollow root causative: “And they returned [it]”
5:4	וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ	שׁכם	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Causative: “And they rose early”
5:4	נֹפֵל	נפל	Qal	Participle	ms	Active participle: “Falling/Fallen”
5:4	כְּרֻתוֹת	כרת	Qal	Pass. Participle	fp	Passive state: “Cut off”
5:4	נִשְׁאַר	שׁאר	Niphal	Qatal	3ms	Passive past: “Was left/remained”
5:5	יִדְרְכוּ	דרך	Qal	Yiqtol	3mp	Prefix form: “They [do not] tread”
5:5	הַבָּאִים	בוא	Qal	Participle	mp	Hollow root active: “Those who enter”
5:6	וַתִּכְבַּד	כבד	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3fs	Stative narrative: “And it was heavy”
5:6	וַיְשִׁמֵּם	שׁמם	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3ms+3mp suf	Double-Geminant (ע”ע); “And He devastated them”
5:6	וַיַּךְ	נכה	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3ms	I-Nun/III-He apocopated: “And He struck”
5:7	וַיִּרְאוּ	ראה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Root III-He: “And they saw”
5:7	וְאָמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Waqatal	3cp	Sequential past: “And they said”
5:7	יֵשֵׁב	ישׁב	Qal	Yiqtol	3ms	Root I-Yod prefix: “Shall [not] stay”
5:7	קָשְׁתָה	קשׁה	Qal	Qatal	3fs	Root III-He suffix form: “It is harsh”
5:8	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ	שׁלח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they sent”
5:8	וַיַּאַסְפוּ	אסף	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they gathered”
5:8	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
5:8	נַעֲשֶׂה	עשׂה	Qal	Yiqtol	1cp	Root III-He: “What shall we do?”
5:8	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
5:8	יִסֹּב	סבב	Qal/Niphal	Yiqtol	3ms	Double-Geminant (ע”ע); “Let [it] be moved”
5:8	וַיַּסֵּבּוּ	סבב	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Double-Geminant causative: “And they moved/carried”
5:9	וַיְהִי	היה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3ms	III-He apocopated: “And it was”
5:9	הֵסַבּוּ	סבב	Hiphil	Inf. Const.	–	Double-Geminant: “After they moved [it]”
5:9	וַתְּהִי	היה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3fs	III-He narrative: “And it was”
5:9	וַיַּךְ	נכה	Hiphil	Wayyiqtol	3ms	Root I-Nun/III-He: “And He struck”
5:9	וַיִּשָּׂתְרוּ	סתר	Niphal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Passive narrative: “And [the tumors] broke out”
5:10	וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ	שׁלח	Piel	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Intensive narrative: “And they sent away”
5:10	וַיְהִי	היה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3ms	III-He narrative: “And it was”
5:10	כְּבוֹא	בוא	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	Hollow root: “As it came”
5:10	וַיִּזְעֲקוּ	זעק	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they cried out”
5:10	לֵאמֹר	אמר	Qal	Inf. Const.	–	Infinitive: “Saying”
5:10	הֵסַבּוּ	סבב	Hiphil	Qatal	3cp	Causative suffix: “They have moved [it]”
5:10	לַהֲמִיתֵנִי	מות	Hiphil	Inf. Const.	1cs suf	Hollow causative: “To kill me”
5:11	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ	שׁלח	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they sent”
5:11	וַיַּאַסְפוּ	אסף	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative past: “And they gathered”
5:11	וַיֹּאמְרוּ	אמר	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3mp	Narrative: “And they said”
5:11	שַׁלְּחוּ	שׁלח	Piel	Imperative	2mp	Intensive command: “Send away!”
5:11	וְיָשֹׁב	שׁוב	Qal	Yiqtol	3ms	Hollow (Jussive): “And let it return”
5:11	יָמִית	מות	Hiphil	Yiqtol	3ms	Hollow causative prefix: “Lest it kill”
5:11	הָיְתָה	היה	Qal	Qatal	3fs	Root III-He: “There was [panic]”
5:11	כָּבְדָה	כבד	Qal	Qatal	3fs	Stative suffix form: “It was heavy”
5:12	מֵתוּ	מות	Qal	Qatal	3cp	Hollow root: “They [did not] die”
5:12	הֻכּוּ	נכה	Hophal	Qatal	3cp	I-Nun/III-He passive: “They were struck”
5:12	וַתַּעַל	עלה	Qal	Wayyiqtol	3fs	Root III-He apocopated: “And it went up”