Lesson 18: The Imperative, More About Prepositions, and the Declension of Feminine Nouns
Vocabulary
| to forgive | סָלַח |
| to forget | שָׁכַח |
| to send | שָׁלַח |
| there | שָׁם |
| here | פֹּה |
| here | הֵנָּה |
| how many? how much? | כַּמָּה |
| to shut | סָגַר |
| to remember | זָכַר |
| to finish | גָּמַר |
| to rule | מָשַׁל |
| where to? | אָנָה, אָן |
| where from? | מֵאַיִן |
| face | פָּנִים |
| man, humanity | אֱנוֹשׁ |
| life | חַיִּים |
| holiness | קֹדֶשׁ |
| alive, living | חַי |
Qal Imperative
The imperative is the command form of the verb; it appears only in the second person. There are four forms: masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular, and feminine plural. They are derived from the second person imperfects by dropping the prefixed tav ת.
| Translation | Person | Imperitive |
| kill! | 2ms | קְטֹל |
| kill! | 2fs | קִטְלִי |
| kill! | 2mp | קִטְלוּ |
| kill! | 2fp | קְטֹלְנָה |
Pronominal Suffixes Attached to Feminine Nouns
The pronominal suffixes added to the feminine nouns are identical with those used for masculine nouns. The thing to notice is that the he ה changes to a tav ת before the pronominal suffixes are attached. In the plural, the prתonominal suffix is simply attached to the plural with no other changes.
Singular
| “his mare” | 3ms | סוּסָתוֹ | = וֹ + סוּסָת |
| “her mare” | 3fs | סוּסָתָהּ | = ָ הּ + סוּסָת |
| “your mare” | 2ms | סוּסָתְךָ | = ְ ךָ + סוּסָת |
| “your mare” | 2fs | סוּסָתֵךְ | = ֵ ךְ + סוּסָת |
| “my mare” | 1cs | סוּסָתִי | = ִ י + סוּסָת |
| “their mare” | 3mp | סוּסָתָם | = ָ ם + סוּסָת |
| “their mare” | 3fp | סוּסָתָן | = ָ ן + סוּסָת |
| “your mare” | 2mp | סוּסַתְכֶם | = ְ כֶם + סוּסַת |
| “your mare” | 2fp | סוּסַתְכֶן | = ְ כֶן + סוּסַת |
| “our mare” | 1cp | סוּסָתֵנוּ | = ֵ נוּ + סוּסָת |
Plural
| “his mares” | 3ms | סוּסוֹתָיו | = ָ יו + סוּסוֹת |
| “her mares” | 3fs | סוּסוֹתֶיהָ | = ֶ יהָ + סוּסוֹת |
| “your mares” | 2ms | סוּסוֹתֶיךָ | = ֶ יךָ + סוּסוֹת |
| “your mares” | 2fs | סוּסוֹתַיִךְ | = ַ יִךְ + סוּסוֹת |
| “my mares” | 1cs | סוּסוֹתַי | = ַ י + סוּסוֹת |
| “their mares” | 3mp | סוּסוֹתֵיהֶם | = ֵ יהֶם + סוּסוֹת |
| “their mares” | 3fp | סוּסוֹתֵיהֶן | = ֵ יהֶן + סוּסוֹת |
| “your mares” | 2mp | סוּסוֹתֵיכֶם | = ֵ יכֶם + סוּסוֹת |
| “your mares” | 2fp | סוּסוֹתֵיכֶן | = ֵ יכֶן + סוּסוֹת |
| “our mares” | 1cp | סוּסוֹתֵינוּ | = ֵ ינוּ + סוּסוֹת |
Reading
Please read pages 147-150 in Biblical Hebrew Step-by-Step.
Exercises
1. Memorize the vocabulary and paradigms.
2. Do the Exercises on pages 150-153.