In both QTL and YQTL forms, verbs in the piel are distinguished by the dagesh in the middle letter. video or pdf In the YQTL, they are also recognized by the sheva under the prefix.
וַיְדַבְּרוּ
The Piel stem is typically said to represent intensive action in the active voice (as opposed to the pual which is intensive action in the passive voice); see Gesenius. This is too simplistic, however. The following videos correct this: Translating the piel:
- the factitive use of the piel;
- the denominative use of the piel;
- the pluralizing use of the piel;
- the declarative use of the piel.
Piel QTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
קִטֵּל / קִטַּל |
he slaughtered |
|
feminine singular third person |
קִטְּלָה |
she slaughtered |
|
masculine singular second person |
קִטַּלְתָּ |
you slaughtered |
|
feminine singular second person |
קִטַּלְתְּ |
you slaughtered |
|
common singular first person |
קִטַּלְתִּי |
I slaughtered |
|
common plural third person |
קִטְּלוּ |
they slaughtered |
|
masculine plural second person |
קִטַּלְתֶּם |
you slaughtered |
|
feminine plural second person |
קִטַּלְתֶּן |
you slaughtered |
|
common plural first person |
קִטַּלְנוּ |
we slaughtered |
Piel YQTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
יְקַטֵּל |
he will slaughter |
|
feminine singular third person |
תְּקַטֵּל |
she will slaughter |
|
masculine singular second person |
תְּקַטֵּל |
you will slaughter |
|
feminine singular second person |
תְּקַטְּלִי |
you will slaughter |
|
common singular first person |
אֲקַטֵּל |
I will slaughter |
|
masculine plural third person |
יְקַטְּלוּ |
they will slaughter |
|
feminine plural third person |
תְּקַטַּלְנָה |
they will slaughter |
|
masculine plural second person |
תְּקַטְּלוּ |
you will slaughter |
|
feminine plural second person |
תְּקַטַּלְנָה |
you will slaughter |
|
common plural first person |
נְקַטֵּל |
we will slaughter |
Piel QTLs with conjunction:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
וְקִטֵּל / וְקִטַּל |
(and) he will slaughter |
|
feminine singular third person |
וְקִטְּלָה |
(and) she will slaughter |
|
masculine singular second person |
וְקִטַּלְתָּ |
(and) you will slaughter |
|
feminine singular second person |
וְקִטַּלְתְּ |
(and) you will slaughter |
|
common singular first person |
וְקִטַּלְתִּי |
(and) I will slaughter |
|
common plural third person |
וְקִטְּלוּ |
(and) they will slaughter |
|
masculine plural second person |
וְקִטַּלְתֶּם |
(and) you will slaughter |
|
feminine plural second person |
וְקִטַּלְתֶּן |
(and) you will slaughter |
|
common plural first person |
וְקִטַּלְנוּ |
(and) we will slaughter |
Piel YQTLs with conjunction:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
וַיְּקַטֵּל |
(and) he slaughtered |
|
feminine singular third person |
וַתְּקַטֵּל |
(and) she slaughtered |
|
masculine singular second person |
וַתְּקַטֵּל |
(and) you slaughtered |
|
feminine singular second person |
וַתְּקַטְּלִי |
(and) you slaughtered |
|
common singular first person |
וָאֲקַטֵּל |
(and) I slaughtered |
|
masculine plural third person |
וַיְּקַטְּלוּ |
(and) they slaughtered |
|
feminine plural third person |
וַתְּקַטַּלְנָה |
(and) they slaughtered |
|
masculine plural second person |
וַתְּקַטְּלוּ |
(and) you slaughtered |
|
feminine plural second person |
וַתְּקַטַּלְנָה |
(and) you slaughtered |
|
common plural first person |
וַנְּקַטֵּל |
(and) we slaughtered |
Piel infinitives:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
Infinitive Construct |
קַטֵּל |
slaughter |
|
Infinitive Absolute |
קַטֵּל / קַטֹּל |
slaughter |
Piel imperatives:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular |
קַטֵּל |
you must slaughter |
|
feminine singular |
קַטְּלִי |
you must slaughter |
|
masculine plural |
קַטְּלוּ |
you must slaughter |
|
feminine plural |
קַטֵּלְנָה |
you must slaughter |
Piel jussives: (The jussive form is recognizable only for certain verbs. Here the sample verb is גָּלָה, where the third ה has dropped out.
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
יְגַל |
may he uncover nakedness |
|
feminine singular third person |
תְּגַל |
may she uncover nakedness |
|
masculine singular second person |
תְּגַל |
may you uncover nakedness |
|
feminine singular second person |
תְּגַלִי |
may you uncover nakedness |
|
masculine plural third person |
יְגַלוּ |
may they uncover nakedness |
|
feminine plural third person |
תְּגַלְנָה |
may they uncover nakedness |
|
masculine plural second person |
תְּגַלוּ |
may you uncover nakedness |
|
feminine plural second person |
תְּגַלְנָה |
may you uncover nakedness |
Piel cohortatives:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
common singular |
אֲקַטֵּלָה |
let me slaughter |
|
common plural |
נְקַטֵּלָה |
let us slaughter |
Piel participles:
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular |
מְקַטֵּל |
slaughtering |
|
feminine singular |
מְקַטֶּלֶת |
slaughtering |
|
masculine plural |
מְקַטְּלִים |
slaughtering |
|
feminine plural |
מְקַטְּלוֹת |
slaughtering |