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Hebrew Grammar Worksheets, 1836; printed forms with Hebrew and English additions in handwriting of
Amasa Lyman
30 Mar. 1813–4 Feb. 1877. Boatman, gunsmith, farmer. Born at Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lyman E. Johnson, 27 Apr. 1832. Moved to Hiram, Portage Co....
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; nine pages; CHL.

A piece of a newspaper was used as a wrapper for the worksheets, with a docket reading “Hebrew Grammar.”
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Supplement to J. Seixas’ Hebrew Grammar.
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<A root contains 3 letters & is pointed with Kaumets & Pattakh ( ַ ); but if the last radical be א or ה then the root is pointed with two Kaumets>

Verbs with Sufformatives.

— פָּקַד he visited, רָאָה he saw, קָרָא he called,

ה— she

תָ ת תְ— thou

תִי תִ— I

נוּ— we

תֶם תֶן— ye

ֻ וּ— they <ye impritive [imperative]>

The prefix ו (and, but yet, &c.) prefixed to a past tense often changes it into the future.

Verbs Future Tense, with Praeformatives and Sufformatives.

he visited,

—י he shall, let it, let there, may he, it.

—ת she shall or will, let her; thou shalt.

—נ we shall or will, let us.

<—א> <I shall or will let me>

ת—וּ ye shall or will

ת—נָה ye or they shall or will fem.

ֻ י—וּ they shall or will.

The prefix ו frequently changes the future into the past tense.

<ה כ ךְ ק א וֺ י>

<מ ל ח ת א ץ>

<מ>

<מ>

<מ> [p. 2]
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