1. LAN 405 Beginning Hebrew II
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Class VIII: Piel – Strong Verbs (ch. 26)
Dr. Esa Autero

2. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
1.1 Introduction to Piel stem
Piel stem occurs 6,473x in Hb.
In pf. 2,120x & impf. 2,446x
Imp. 436x & inf. cst. 708x; inf. abs. 84x
679x in participle
Piel stem – diagnostic points
Vocal Shewa under all imperfect and participle preformatives & prefixes
Pathach under the 1st root consonant (except in Perfect)
Daghesh Forte in the 2nd root consonant of every form
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3. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
2.1 The meaning of piel stem
1) Intensive piel
Intensive action in active voice
Simple action of Qal stem will take on a
some type of intensive action in piel
שָׁבַר “he broke” (Qal)  שִׁבֵּר “he smashed” (piel)
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4. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
2) Factitive piel
Factitive piel makes intransitive
Qal verb transitive
Intransitive = doesn’t take a direct object
Transitive = takes a direct object
Qal (instransitive)
Factitive piel (transitive)
קָדַשׁ
To be holy
קִדַּשׁ
To sanctify
אָבַד
To perish
אִבַּד
To destroy
טָמֵא
To be unclean
טִמֵּא
To defile
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5. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
3) Denominative piel
Verbs derived from a noun or adjective often piel (not Qal)
Noun
Denominative piel
דָּבָר
Word
דִּבֵּר
To speak
כֹּהֵן
Priest
כִּהֵן
To serve as priest
עָפָר
dust
עִפַּר
To throw dirt
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6. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
4) Iterative piel
Iterative piel expresses repeated action
Esp. with verbs expressing physical movement, effort, or voice projection
Qal
Iterative piel
הָלַךְ
Go, walk
הִלֵּךְ
To pace, walk around
צָעַק
To cry
צֵעֵק
Weep over & over; keep crying
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7. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Qal
Niphal
Translation
3ms
קָטַל
קִטֵּל
He slaughtered
3fs
קָֽטְלָה
קִטְּלָה
She slaughtered
2ms
קָטַלְתָּ
קִטַּלְתָּ
You slaughtered
2fs
קָטַלְתְּ
קִטַּלְתְּ
1cs
קָטַלְתִּי
קִטַּלְתִּי
I slaughtered
3cp
קָֽטְלוּ
קִטְּלוּ
They slaughtered
2mp
קְטַלְתֶּם
קִטַּלְתֶּם
2fp
קְטַלְתֶּן
קִטַּלְתֶּן
1cp
קָטַלְנוּ
קִטַּלְנוּ
We slaughtered
Piel perfect
Hireq under 1st
root consonant
Daghesh Forte in
2nd root consonant
Piel perfect
קִטֵּל

8. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Qal
Piel
Translation
3ms
יִקְטֹל
יְקַטֵּל
He will slaughter
3fs
תִּקְטֹל
תְּקַטֵּל
She will slaughter
2ms
תִּקְטֹל
You will slaughter
2fs
תִּקְטְלִי
תְּקַטְּלִי
1cs
אֶקְטֹל
אֲקַטֵּל
I will slaughter
3mp
יִקְטְלוּ
יְקַטְּלוּ
They will slaughter
3fp
תִּקְטֹלנָה
תְּקַטֵּלְנָה
2mp
תִּקְטְלוּ
תְּקַטְּלוּ
2fp
1cp
נִקְטֹל
נְקַטֵּל
We will slaughter
Piel imperfect
Vocal Shewa under
preformative
Pathach under 1st
consonant
Daghesh Forte in
the 2nd consonant
Piel imperfect
יְקַטֵּל

9. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
2.2 Piel imperative and Infinitive (Cst. + Abs.)
Two diagnostic features
Pathach under 1st consoant
Daghesh Forte in the 2nd consonant
Piel imperative – derivable from impf. forms
Piel imp. + inf.
קַטֵּל
Piel impf.
Piel imp.
Translation
2ms
תְּקַטֵּל
קַטֵּל
(you) slaughter!
2fs
תְּקַטְּלִי
קַטְּלִי
2mp
תְּקַטְּלוּ
קַטְּלוּ
2fp
תְּקַטֵּלְנָה
קַטֵּלְנָה

10. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Piel infinitive construct and absolute
Identical to 2ms of Piel imperative
Qal and Niphal forms of infinitive absolute usually exhibit an o-class stem vowel, Holem or Holem Waw.
In piel, hiphil, and hithpael stems, an e-class stem vowel is present – usually Tsere (but sometimes Tsere Yod or Seghol)
Qal
Piel
Translation
קְטֹל
קַטֵּל
To slaughter, slaughtering

11. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Piel Participle
Formed with prefix מְ – similar diagnostics as piel impf.
מְ prefix. A מprefix will
characterize the participles
of Pual, Hiphil, and Hophal
stems. Appears w/ vocal
Shewa מְ
Pathach under 1st consonant
Daghesh Forte in the 2nd consonant
Qal
Piel
Translation ms
קֹטֵל
מְקַטֵּל
Slaughtering fs
קֹטֶלֶת
מְקַטֶּלֶת mp
קֹטְלִים
מְקַטְּלִים fp
קֹטְלוֹת
מְקַטְּלוֹת
מְקַטֵּל

12. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Piel Stem – Strong Verb Summary
Perfect
Imperfect
Imperative
Infinitive construct
Infinitive absolute
Participle
קִטֵּל
יְקַטֵּל
קַטֵּל
מְקַטֵּל

13. Piel Stem – Strong Verbs
Practice
Workbook p. 211, no: 1-5
p. 213, no: 1-5
Homework
Workbook: “Bible Translation”, p. 214, no: 1.
Quizz VI on vocabulary, ch. 26
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