Chart of the Regular Hebrew Verb Patterns
A box represents a Hebrew consonant.
QAL
a f
NIPHAL (NIFAL)
The dot in the 2nd root letter is the dagesh qal, which occurs only if it is a begad-kefat letter.
The shewa under the first root letter is silent, closing the syllable.
a :
nd
PIEL (PIEL)
The dot in the 2 root letter represents the dagesh forte, which doubles the letter.
" i
PUAL (PUAL)
The dot in the 2nd root letter represents the dagesh forte, which doubles the letter.
a u
HIPHIL (HIFIL)
The dot in the 2nd root letter is the dagesh qal, which occurs only if it is a begad-kefat letter.
The shewa under the first root letter is silent, closing the syllable.
yi
h
i
HOPHAL (HOFAL)
The dot in the 2nd root letter is the dagesh qal, which occurs only if it is a begad-kefat letter.
The shewa under the first root letter is silent, closing the syllable.
a :
h
f
HITHPAEL (HITPAEL)
The dot in the 1st root letter is dagesh qal; in the 2nd root letter it is dagesh forte.
The shewa is silent, closing the syllable.
" a
t
: h
i