Genesis 2:7 7 יְהוָֹ֙ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־ הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה חַיָּֽה׃ “Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” I. DEFINITION: The I-Yodh and I-Waw Verb forms are verbs that have a yôdh or a wāw as the first root radical. In the Perfect verb forms they both have a yôdh as the first root