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Introduction

‫ְ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

CD for explanation and demonstration of the music)

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