Chapter 24a – Niphal Strong פָּעַל – Names of the Derived Stems

נִפְעַל ➣ Niphal

פִּעֵל ➣ Piel

פֻּעַל ➣ Pual

הִפְ ִעיל ➣ Hiphil

הָפְעַל ➣ Hophal

הִתְפַּעֵל ➣ Hithpael

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24b – Niphal Strong Statistics for the Niphal Stem in the Hebrew Bible

Total Occurrences 4,142

In the Perfect 1,434

In the Imperfect 1,545

In the Imperative 118

In the Infinitive Construct 206

In the Infinitive Absolute 36

In the Participle 803

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24c – Niphal Strong Ten Most Frequent Verbs in the Niphal Stem

Q, Ni) to fight, do battle with (167x in the) לָחַם Niphal) Ni) to swear, swear (take) an oath, adjure (154x) שָׁבַע in the Niphal) Q) to find (out), reach, obtain, achieve; (Ni) be) מָצָא found, be found sufficient (142x in the Niphal) ,Q) to see, perceive, understand; (Ni) appear) ָראָה become visible (101x in the Niphal) Q) to do, make, create, acquire, prepare, carry) עָשָׂה out; (Ni) be done, be made (99x in the Niphal) Ni) to remain, be left over, survive (94x in the) שָׁאַר Niphal) Ni) to prophesy, be in a state of prophetic) נָבָא ecstasy (87x in the Niphal) Q) to give, put, set; (Ni) be given (83x in the) נָתַן Niphal) Q) to gather (in), take in, take away; (Ni) be) אָסַף gathered, be taken away (81x in the Niphal) (Ni) to be left over, remain (81x in the Niphal) יָתַר

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24d – Niphal Strong Meaning of the Niphal Stem

נִשְׁמַע Passive .1 Niphal Perfect 3ms He was heard

נִשְׁמַע Reflexive .2 Niphal Perfect 3ms He heard himself

נִשְׁמְעוּ Reciprocal .3 Niphal Perfect 3cp They heard one another

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24e – Niphal Strong Qal and Niphal Perfect: Form and Translation

Qal Perfect 2ms קָטַ.לְתָּ You killed

Niphal Perfect 2ms נְִקטַ.לְתָּ You were killed

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24f – Niphal Strong Qal and Niphal Imperfect: Form and Translation

Qal Imperfect 2ms תְִּקטֹל You will kill

Niphal Imperfect 2ms תִּקָּטֵל You will be killed

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24g – Niphal Strong The Nun of the Niphal: Perfect, Participle and Infinitive Absloute

In the Perfect, Participle and one form of the Infinitive Absolute, the Nun of the Niphal is written.

נְִקטַל Perfect 3ms

נְִקטָל Participle ms

ִנְקטוֹל Infinitive Absolute

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24h – Niphal Strong The Nun of the Niphal: Imperfect, Imperative and Infinitive Absolute

In the Imperfect, Imperative and one form of the Infinitive Absolute, the Nun of the Niphal is assimilated.

יִקָּטֵל Imperfect 3ms

הִקָּטֵל Imperative ms

הִקָּטוֹל Infinitive Absolute

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24i – Niphal Strong Perfect

Niphal Perfect Strong Verb נְִקטַל

Qal Niphal Translation he was killed נְִקטַלקָטַל 3ms she was killed נְִקטְלָהק, ְטלָה 3fs you were killed נְִקטַ.לְתָּ קָטַ.לְתָּ 2ms you were killed נְִקטַלְתְּ ָקטַלְתְּ 2fs I was killed נְִקט.ַלְתִּיקָטַ.לְתִּי 1cs they were killed נְִקטְלוּק, ְטלוּ 3cp you were killed נְִקטַלְ ם תֶּ ְַקטלְתֶּם 2mp you were killed נְִקטַלְ ן תֶּ ְַקטלְתֶּן 2fp we were killed נְִקטַ.לְנוּקָטַ.לְנוּ 1cp

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24j – Niphal Strong Imperfect

Niphal Imperfect Strong Verb יִקָּטֵל

Qal Niphal Translation he will be killed יִקָּטֵליְִקטֹל 3ms she will be killed תִּקָּטֵלתְִּקטֹל 3fs you will be killed תִּקָּטֵלתְִּקטֹל 2ms you will be killed תִּקּ,טְלִיתְִּקטְלִי 2fs I will be killed אֶקָּטֵלאְֶקטֹל 1cs they will be killed יִקּ,טְלוּיְִקטְלוּ 3mp they will be killed תִּקָּ ַט.לְנָהתִּ ְֹקט.לְנָה 3fp you will be killed תִּקּ,טְלוּתְִּקטְלוּ 2mp you will be killed תִּקָּ ַט.לְנָהתִּ ְֹקט.לְנָה 2fp we will be killed נִקָּטֵלנְִקטֹל 1cp

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24k – Niphal Strong Imperative

Niphal Imperative Strong Verb הִקָּטֵל

Qal Niphal Translation

!be killed הִקָּטֵל ְקטֹל 2ms !be killed הִקּ,טְלִי ִקטְלִי 2fs !be killed הִקּ,טְלוּ ִקטְלוּ 2mp !be killed הִקָּטַ.לְנָה ְֹקט.לְנָה 2fp

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24l – Niphal Strong Infinitive Construct and Infinitive Absolute

Niphal Infinitive Construct הִקָּטֵל

Niphal Infinitive Absolute נְִקטוֹל הִקָּטוֹל

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24m – Niphal Strong Participle

Niphal Participle Strong Verb נְִקטָל

Qal Niphal Translation being killed נִ ל ְקטָֹקטֵל ms being killed נִ ְֶקט.לֶת ֶֹקט.לֶת fs being killed נְִקטָלִים ֹקטְלִים mp being killed נְִקטָלוֹת ֹקטְלוֹת fp

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24n – Niphal Strong Participle Prefixes in the Derived Stems

Stem Prefix Example

נְִקטָל נִ Niphal

מְַקטֵּל מְ Piel

מְֻקטָּל מְ Pual

מְַקטִיל מַ Hiphil

מְֻקטָל מֻ (Hophal (u-class

מְָקטָל מָ (o-class)

מִתְַקטֵּל מִתְ Hithpael

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24o – Niphal Strong Summary of Niphal Strong Verb Diagnostics

Perfect Imperfect Imperative Infinitive Infinitive Participle Construct Absolute נְִקטָל נְִקטוֹל הִקָּטֵל הִקָּטֵליִקָּטֵל נְִקטַל הִ ָקּטוֹל נְִקטָלנְִקטוֹל הִָקּטֵלהִָקּטֵליִָקּטֵלנְִקטַל נִ ְֶקט.לֶתהִָקּטוֹל הִקּ,טְלִיתִָּקּטֵלנְִקטְלָה נְִקטָלִיםהִקּ,טְלוּתִָּקּטֵלנְִקטַ.לְתָּ נְִקטָלוֹת הִָקּטַ.לְנָהתִּקּ,טְלִינְִקטַלְתְּ אֶָקּטֵלנִ ְַקט.לְתִּי יִקּ,טְלוּנְִקטְלוּ תִָּקּ ַט.לְנָהנְִקטַלְתֶּם תִּקּ,טְלוּנְִקטַלְתֶּן תִָּקּ ַט.לְנָהנְִקטַ.לְנוּ נִָקּטֵל

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24p – Niphal Strong Distinguishing Between Niphal Imperfects and Imperatives

Niphal Imperfect 2fs תִּקּ,טְלִי .1 You will be killed Niphal Imperative fs הִקּ,טְלִי Be killed

Niphal Imperfect 2mp תִּקּ,טְלוּ .2 You will be killed Niphal Imperative mp הִקּ,טְלוּ Be killed

Niphal Imperfect 2fp תִָּקּ ַט.לְנָה .3 You will be killed Niphal Imperative fp הִָקּטַ.לְנָה Be killed

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24q – Niphal Strong Forms with Identical Spelling in the Niphal Stem

Niphal Perfect 3fs נְִקטְלָה .1 or Niphal Participle fs

Niphal Imperative ms הִָקּטֵל .2 or Niphal Infinitive Construct

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt © א Chapter 24r – Niphal Strong Easily Confused Forms

Niphal Perfect 3ms נְִקטַל He was killed

Qal Imperfect 1cp נְִקטֹל We will kill

Niphal Participle ms נְִקטָל being killed

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