Hebrew course 5.4

Learn Hebrew Verbs (Part 2) ~ Lesson 4
The Imperative
By Jeff A. Benner

The imperative form of the verb identifies an action to be performed in the context of a command. Just as with the participle, the imperative identifies the gender and number of the subject of the verb but not the person. An example of an imperative can be found in Genesis 28:2 which says, קום לך (qum lakh) meaning "rise, go." The word קום is the imperative form of the root קום (qum) meaning "to rise" and the word לך (lakh) is the imperative form of the verb הלך (halakh). Below is a chart of the imperative forms of the verb in the pa’al form (At the conclusion of the verb lessons will be a detailed chart which will include all voices and moods for all forms of verbs).

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