3. ה -ִי ,וֹ paragogic are found in such forms as the following: חַיְתו a beast for יְשׁוּעָתָה ;חַיַּת deliverance, [blank] inhabiting, בְנוֹ and בְּנִי a son.

 

An epenthetic י is rarely found in verbs; as תּומִיךְ for תּוֹמֵךְ sustaining.

 

The termination יִם added to the numbers from 3 to 9 inclusive, makes ten times the number.

When יִם is added to עָשָׂר or עֶשֶׂר ten, it doubles it.

Two is expressed by שְׁנַיִם and שְׁתַּיִם.

 

When a root begins with one of the Sibilants (hissing letters) שׁ ס שׂ the ת characteristic of Hithpael is transposed; as הִשְׁתַּמֵּר for הִתְשַׁמֵּר

Note 1. The verb שָׁחָה (he bowed down, worshipped) becomes שַׁחַוָה in Hithpael.

Note 2. Sometimes ת of Hithpael is omitted; as הִדַּבֵּר for הִתְדַּבֵּר

 

These verbs are formed in Piel, Pual, and Hithpael thus:

Piel קוֹמֵם Pual קוֹמַם Hithpael הִתְקומִם from קוּם; Piel סוֹבֵב Pual סוֹבַב Hithpael הּתְסובֵב הִסְּתּוֹבֵב from סָבַב.

Note 1. Some roots repeat their radicals, as כִּלְכֵּל from אֻמְלַל ;כּוּל from אָמַל etc.

Note 2. Some roots have 4 radicals; as פַּרְשֵׁז רֻטֲפשׁ ,כּרְסֵם.

 

1. The short Kaumets of the Infinitive and Imperative is sometimes placed under the first radical.

2. When מ is prefixed to an Infinitive, it frequently denotes not, so as not, so that not.

3. Roots ending in ת drop their ת when a sufformative ת follows it.

4. Roots ending in ן drop their ן when another נ follows it. [p. 8]