B1
Verb Forms
Verb Roots and the Seven Binyanim
שורשים והבניינים
Nearly every Hebrew verb is built from a three-consonant root placed into one of seven "building blocks" called binyanim. The root carries the core meaning; the binyan shapes how that meaning is expressed (active, passive, causative, reflexive, etc.). This system lets you understand thousands of verbs once you learn the patterns.