Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Noam Eitan <noameitan AT yahoo.com>]

>It is the Imperative (Tzivuy) : "Be!"

Yes, of course it is Imperative (Tzivuy) - in binyan qatal (=qal), and so is 
הייתם. I think we're using qatal in a different meaning. 

"This Binyan in Hebrew literature is called Pa'al ( פעל ), and in other 
Semitic Research literature called Qatal ( קטל ). This Binyan conveys the 
simplest possible meaning among the Binyanim. Due to this, this particular 
Binyan has also been nicknamed Qal, which means "light" or "easy" in Hebrew."

Noam Eitan,

Brooklyn, NY