Qal Imperfect Weak Verb Hebrew Song

Sing the Qal Imperfect Weak Verb paradigm with your non-angelic host Scott.

This paradigm for the III-(He) can be found in Pratico and Van Pelt's p178 in Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar.

Now to remember the additions that are made to your verb refer to the strong verb paradigm on p167; to learn one of the best songs I know on the Qal Imperfect Strong Verb paradigm go here.

Here is the pronunciation of the Verbs for III-(He) in the song: they use the verb "to build"

3ms: yiv-neh

3fs: tiv-neh

2ms: tiv-neh

2fs: tiv-knee

1cs: ev-neh

3mp: yiv-nu

3fp: tiv-neh-nah

2mp: tiv-nu

2fp: tiv-neh-nah

1cp: niv-neh

(Qal Im-per-fect

We-eak Verbs!)

*Vowel & Shwa Help! 

Looking at the paradigm there are only two vowels and a shwa (Qamets is on the 3fp/2fp but you should already have that memorized as your endings from the Strong Verbs!). 

The two vowels are: Hireq (one dot) Seghol (three dots) - and the shwa has two dots!

Now look back at the paradigm. 

If you consider the dots as being numbers the vowels are as follows (read right to left ofcourse)

3ms: 1, 2, 3

3fs: 1, 2, 3

2ms: 1, 2, 3

2fs: 1, 2, 1

1cs: 3, 2, 3

3mp: 1, 2, - 

3fp: 1, 2, 3, (Q)

2mp: 1, 2, -

2fp: 1, 2, 3, (Q)

1cp: 1, 2, 3

Now if you break that down you have:

6 sets of 1, 2, 3. 

Deal with the four that are different. 

1 set of 1, 2, 1 (2fs)

1 set of 3, 2, 3 (1cp)

2 sets of 1, 2, - (3fp/2fp)

For 2fs and 1cs you can think of 1cp as being greedy and taking two dots for his first consonant from 2fs's 3rd consonant above it. I'm not assuming you're considering the disappearing He; this tip is just for the paradigm as it appears ofcourse. 

That's enough craziness now.
*Note - on the recording the Tiv-Neh at the end of the video SHOULD BE Niv-Neh (sorry for this).
It's recorded wrong but spelt out correctly for your own singing along and in the paradigm chart.

Qal Imperfect Strong Verb Paradigm Hebrew Song

Getting ready for tomorrow.

Have a laugh before you cry.

Sing along to the Qal Imperfect Strong Verb Paradigm Song!
Paired into two sets of seven syllables starting with Ye
(that makes 15 syllables - "that's all I have to learn?" - "basically!"*)

Ye

T, T, T, I, E, Ye, U

T, Na, T, U, T, Na, Ni

In Basics of Biblical Hebrew by Pratico and Van Pelt you can find the Qal Imperfect Paradigm on p167. 

For the song I am stating the preformative and sufformatives of each verb as they appear in order. 

I didn't add in a (mmm) for the blank sufformatives (3ms,3fs, 1cs, 1cp) - you should just know these - come on now. 

Notice the root is (left to right) Qof, Tet, Lamed > these appear in each verb occurrence for "to kill". 

Whatever the verb remember your sufformative is at the ending "suffix" (left side of the word), and the preformative is at the beginning "prefix" (right side of the word). Ten forms - 15 syllables - you can do it!

3ms:Ye

3fs:T

2ms:T

2fs:T, I

1cs:E, 

3mp:Ye, U

3fp:T, Na

2mp:T, U

2fp:T, Na

1cp:Ni

Remember to talk with our Lord for strength 

throughout your times of study. 

*By basically I mean - "not really"

> you need to know how to write them and moreso recognize them. 

But this will at least get it into your head.

Hebrew Qal Perfect Paradigm of the Strong Verb Song

Getting ready for tomorrow's quiz my fellow TBS'rs?
Let's rock around the Christmas Tree - shall we?

3ms (-- sing as mmm);
3fs (ah);
2ms (Ta);
2fs (Te - its hard to sing the Taw w a silent shewa);
1cs (Tie);
3cp (U);
2mp (Tem);
2fp (Ten);
1cp (Nu).

Hebrew Number Song

Wanna get ready for that Monday Hebrew Mid-term?

Let's do some numbers! (And in my best form - Absolute Masculine!)

Sing-a-long!

Hebrew Aleph-Bet Tips

Yea!!! Hebrew alright - this week I started my first course in Hebrew.

Here is my attempt to give some tips to memorizing the Hebrew Alphabet. Scott of the future - if you are out there and forget how it goes, re-read this and it should be easier. How this is going to work is there are the letters spelt out and then the tip for memory is (in brackets). Hope this helps you remember it all. And for all you other TBS'rs I hope this is helpful too. Feel free to add suggestions or criticisms in the comments.

Aleph-Beth

(alphabet)

Aleph, Beth, Gimel, Daleth

(same as Greek letters alpha-beta-gamma-delta [or abgd])

He & Het; not Cheth

(He & Het are the buns of this sandwich)

Waw, Zayin

(these are the meat - think "Woah - the land of Zion!")

Het, Teth

(They sound alike and rhyme - say them fast)

Yodh, Kaph 

(little backwards c, big backwards C)

((OR you can think Yo! where'd the letter go?))

Kaph, Lamedh, Mem, Nun

(back to the alphabet again - k, l, m, n - English follows the Hebrew here)

Samekh/Samed

(Greek! sigma but backwards)

Ayin

(silent - just like Alpha - always think of these two together)

Pe

("Ayin was silent so I Pe'd my pants") 

Tsade
(think "spade in your wallet" because it's just short of five bucks)

Qof, Resh, Sin,

(back to the alphabet - q, r, s) 

Sin, Shin

(they look exactly alike, just mind the dot - in order the dots should touch + they rhyme again!)

Taw 

(Aleph-Taw! Think of Taw as you're new Omega - as in the Hebrew ending)

*General Tips

1 - Whenever you see/write the letter, pronounce it outloud

2 - Whenever you say the letter, think about the actual letter (symbol)

3 - If memorizing from Aleph to Taw

a. write out each letter 20x

b. say the letter every time you write it

c. every three new letters you learn rewrite all the letters you've learned

d. once you learn it, learn it backwards!

4 - Impress your girlfriend by reciting it (even though she told you she doesn't want to hear it. Deep down she's probably melting for you).