A Study and a Specific Hebrew Verb

Question

Hi! I am doing a study on Zechariah 12:10, and I am trying to figure out the verb stem for the word דָּקָרוּ Basically, I am trying to figure out if the verb is meant to be active (he loved) or passive (he was loved). After many YouTube videos, I am still uncertain. I looks like a qal stem, but the second vowel is a qamets instead of a Patach, Tsere, or Cholem, which is throwing me off. Would you be able to help? Also, would you be willing to explain how you reached your answer? It would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Answer 1

Hello Heidi, usually the stem of the word would not include the "vav", so the root would be " דקר ", which the dictionary says means: he stabbed / it stabbed. If the stem was "אהב" then the verb might be closer to "he loves/loved".