1. As the name indicates, pe-nun verbs have an initial nun consonant. Examples of common pe-nuns are נָגַשׁ (“he approached”) and נָפַל (“he fell”). 2. Major characteristics of pe-nun verbs a. When the addition of a verb prefix would normally require the pe-nun consonant to have a sheva, the nun assimilates into the second root consonant by means of a dagesh-forte. To say it another way, if + would result in , then
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