cases as, for example, in the Hip̄ʿîl where the /י◌ִ/ of the conjugation forms without suffixes is “shortened” to /◌ֵ/ (§16.7.1.2.(6)). The shorter form also occurs with II-wāw / II-yôḏ (§18.8.3.5.(5)) and III-hēʾ verbs. (See §18.5.4 for these shorter or so-called apocopated forms.) יִכְתֹּב 3 m. sing. Let him write/may he write תִּכְתֹּב 3 f. sing. Let her write/may she write יִכְתְּבוּ 3 m. pl. Let them write/may they (m.) write תִּכְתֹּ֫בְנָה 3 f. pl. Let them write/may they (f.) write