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Verb Groups

‫ְמנֹו ַרת ַהפ ַעל‬

The Verb Menorah

This Menorah represents the fantastic order and music of the Hebrew language.
Notice the 3 right-hand branches, which represent active verbs, while the 3 left-hand
branches represent passive verbs.
The middle branch represents verbs, which can be both active and passive. (Listen to

the audio for explanation and demonstration of the music)

Binyan Name  ‫ִנ ְפ ַעל‬ ‫ִה ְת ַפ ֵעל ֻּפ ַעל ֻּה ְפ ַעל‬ ‫ִפ ֵעל‬ ‫ִה ְפ ִעיל‬ ‫ָפ ַעל‬
Example  ‫ִנ ְכ ַתב‬ ‫ִה ְת ַל ֵבׁש ֻּד ַבר ֻּה ְר ַגׁש‬ ‫ִד ֵבר‬ ‫ִה ְר ִגיׁש‬ ‫ָכ ַתב‬
passive passive passive Passive/Active active active active

The Verb Menorah represents the mystical bond between the Hebrew language
and the deeper layers of Judaism and Torah. According to tradition there are
certain Psalms that are spiritually beneficial when read as they are written in the
shape of Menorah. (For instance Psalm 67).

* The passive verb groups ‫ ֻּפ ַעל‬and ‫ ֻּה ְפ ַעל‬will be covered in our more advanced

book "Verbs in a Nutshell".

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