Hebrew Phrases
Good morning!
What is "!בֹקֶר טוֹב"?
טוֹב
What is "good"?
Prefix vowel tsere on a 1Yud verb indicates this verb stem and tense
What is a Qal Imperfect?
A verb with no verbal prefix can only be these verb stems.
What are Qal, Piel, or Pual?
Dr. Beckman says this phrase and does this gesture to begin class.
What is "!קוּמוּ” (with the sweeping, rising arms gesture)?
Many thanks!
What is "תוֹדָה רַבָּה"?
רֹאשׁ
What is "head (chief, top)"?
As an ending, "תָה ְ" indicates this specific tense and subject ending of this weak verb type.
What is the P3fs of a 3He verb?
A verb as the object of a preposition must be these non-finite verbs.
What is an infinitive, participle, or passive participle?
Dr. Beckman does this motion when he steps toward the students' table or seeks to emphasize a point or is just generally excited. (Must include demonstration!)
What is a Beckman stomp?
Are you ok? (to a woman)
What is "הְשָׁלוֹם לֵךְ"?
שֶׁ֫בַע
What is "seven"?
This, "וַיַּךְ" can only be this special weak verb type and parsing.
What is a QI3ms of 1Nun verb נכה?
Verbs with a paragogic He can only be these specific verb types (must include person, gender, and number).
What are I1cs, I1cp, M2ms?
Dr. Beckman used this major tech company's research lab in New York before pursuing an academic journey in Biblical Hebrew.
What is IBM?
Get well soon!
What is "רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה"?
שׁלח
What is "send"?
ֹHolam-vav before the subject ending indicates this verb type.
What is a Hollow or geminate verb?
A verbal prefix tsere on this kind of weak verb indicates this verb stem and tense.
What is a Qal Imperfect of a 1yud verb?
These are the examples Dr. Beckman gives for English homonyms and heteronyms (must include gestures).*
*Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings, and heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently and mean different things.
What is bow, bow, bow, and bow?
I'm sick (said by a man).
What is "אְנִי חוֹלֶה”?
ירה
What is "(H) teach, (Q, H) throw"?
Shuruq as an ending indicates these verb tenses.
What are P, I, or M?
These rules determine whether an adjective is attributive or predicate.
What are the rules
An attributive adjective is After its Noun and Agrees with its definiteness.
A Predicate adjective is dePrived of the article and is in a clause that is dePrived of any other predicate.?
Dr. Beckman's wife's first name
What is Olivia? (And no, Mrs. Beckman does not count.)