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ְמנֹו ְרתְהְפְעְל
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 CD for explanation and demonstration of the music)
Binyan Name ➔ ִנפעל ֻּפְעְל ֻּהפעל ִהפ ִעיל ִפ ֵעל ִהתפ ֵעל ָּפעל
Example ➔ ִנכתְב ְְֻּד ְברְ ֻּהר ְגׁש ִהר ִגְיׁשְ ְִד ֵברְ ִהתל ֵבׁש ָּכתב
active
passive passive passive passive/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 ֻּפעלand ֻּהפעלwill be covered in our
more advanced book "Verbs in a Nutshell".
