1. Chapter 23
The Hithpael

2. Hithpael Qal Niphal Piel Simple active Simple passive/reflexive Pual
Factitive active
Pual
Factitive passive

3. Hithpael Hiphil Hophal Hithpael Causative active Causative passive
Reflexive-reciprocal

4. Hithpael Exegetical significance
Reflexive – The subject is both the doer and receiver of the action
E.g. – The man and his wife hid themselves (Gen 3:8)
E.g. – The priests had not sanctified themselves (2 Chron 30:3)

5. Hithpael Exegetical significance
Reciprocal – two or more subjects act in relation to one another
E.g. – Let us look one another in the face (2 Kgs 14:8)
E.g. – His servants conspired with one another (2 Chron 24:25)

6. Hithpael – Recognition Keys
THE KEY KEYS!!!! A tau in the prefix and a strong dagesh in the 2nd root letter (like the piel/pual)

7. Hithpael – Recognition Keys (pg. 161)
Perfect – Prefixed הִתְ

8. Hithpael – Recognition Keys
Imperfect – Regular imperfect prefix, but with a tau

9. Hithpael – Recognition Keys
Imperative – Prefixed הִתְ, but with imperfect endings
Imprtv 2mp, same as
perfect 3cp

10. Hithpael – Recognition Keys
Participle – Prefixed מִתְ

11. Hithpael – Recognition Keys
Infinitive construct and absolute - Prefixed הִתְ, but w/ same characteristics as other infinitives

12. Hithpael – Recognition Keys (pg. 160)
When first root letter is a sibilant (i.e. an s sound), the tau of the prefix changes places with the sibilant

13. Hithpael – Recognition Keys (pg. 161)
When first root letter is a tsade, the tsade changes places with the tau, and the tau becomes a teth

14. Hithpael – Recognition Keys (pg. 162)
When first root letter is a dental (daleth, teth, tau, sometimes nun and zayin), the tau of the prefix drops out

15. Bottom Line Hithpael Hithpael recognition keys for each kind of verb
Reflexive – Subject is doer/receiver
Reciprocal – More than one subject involved
Hithpael recognition keys for each kind of verb
NOT the exceptions
THE KEY KEYS! – A tau in the prefix and a strong dagesh in 2nd root

16. Exercise 22 #3

17. Exercise 21 #4

18. Exercise 21 #4 (cont’d)

19. Exercise 21 #5

20. Exercise 21 #5 (cont’d)

21. Parsing
הִתְנַדַּ֣בְתִּי
Hithpael-Perfect-1cs (1 Chron 29:17)

22. Parsing
יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ
Hithpael-Impfct-3mp (Exod 19:22)

23. Parsing
יְחַלֵּ֥ק
Piel-Impfct-3ms (Gen 49:27)

24. Parsing
בִּפְקֹ֥ד
Qal-Inf Con (Exod 30:12)

25. Parsing
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
Qal-Wayyiqtol-3ms (Gen 34:4)

26. Exercise 20 #3

27. Exercise 17 #2

28. Exercise 17 #4

29. Exercise 16 #1

30. Exercise 16 #2