The Hitpael stem is brother to the piel and usually expresses reciprocal or reflexive action. more Hitpaels undergo various morphological changes called assimilation and metathesis; see here. Do note that certain hollow verbs and geminates occur in what is called the hitpolel stem which is the equivalent in meaning of the hitpael. BBG 35.13
- reflexive use of the hitpael
- indirect reflexive use of the hitpael
- reciprocal use of the hitpael
- iterative use of the hitpael
- estimative use of the hitpael
Hitpael QTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | הִתְקַטֵּל | he killed himself |
| feminine singular third person | הִתְקַטְּלָה | she killed herself |
| masculine singular second person | הִתְקַטַּלְתָּ | you killed yourself |
| feminine singular second person | הִתְקַטַּלְתְּ | you killed yourself |
| common singular first person | הִתְקַטַּלְתִּי | I killed myself |
| common plural third person | הִתְקַטְּלוּ | they killed themselves |
| masculine plural second person | הִתְקַטַּלְתֶּם | you killed yourselves |
| feminine plural second person | הִתְקַטַּלְתֶּן | you killed yourselves |
| common plural first person | הִתְקַטַּלְנוּ | we killed ourselves |
Hitpael YQTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | יִתְקַטֵּל | he will kill himself |
| feminine singular third person | תִּתְקַטֵּל | she will kill herself |
| masculine singular second person | תִּתְקַטֵּל | you will kill yourself |
| feminine singular second person | תִּתְקַטְּלִי | you will kill yourself |
| common singular first person | אֶתְקַטֵּל | I will kill myself |
| masculine plural third person | יִתְקַטְּלוּ | they will kill themselves |
| feminine plural third person | תִּתְקַטֵּלְנָה | they will kill themselves |
| masculine plural second person | תִּתְקַטְּלוּ | you will kill yourselves |
| feminine plural second person | תִּתְקַטֵּלְנָה | you will kill yourselves |
| common plural first person | נִתְקַטֵּל | we will kill ourselves |
Hitpael QTLs with conjunction
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | וְהִתְקַטֵּל | (and) he will kill himself |
| feminine singular third person | וְהִתְקַטְּלָה | (and) she will kill herself |
| masculine singular second person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְתָּ | (and) you will kill yourself |
| feminine singular second person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְתְּ | (and) you will kill yourself |
| common singular first person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְתִּי | (and) I will kill myself |
| common plural third person | וְהִתְקַטְּלוּ | (and) they will kill themselves |
| masculine plural second person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְתֶּם | (and) you will kill yourselves |
| feminine plural second person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְתֶּן | (and) you will kill yourselves |
| common plural first person | וְהִתְקַטַּלְנוּ | (and) we will kill ourselves |
Hitpael YQTLs with vav-conversive
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | וַיְּתְקַטֵּל | (and) he killed himself |
| feminine singular third person | וַתִּתְקַטֵּל | (and) she killed herself |
| masculine singular second person | וַתִּתְקַטֵּל | (and) you killed yourself |
| feminine singular second person | וַתִּתְקַטְּלִי | (and) you killed yourself |
| common singular first person | וָאֶתְקַטֵּל | (and) I killed myself |
| masculine plural third person | וַיְּתְקַטְּלוּ | (and) they killed themselves |
| feminine plural third person | וַתִּתְקַטֵּלְנָה | (and) they killed themselves |
| masculine plural second person | וַתִּתְקַטְּלוּ | (and) you killed yourselves |
| feminine plural second person | וַתִּתְקַטֵּלְנָה | (and) you killed yourselves |
| common plural first person | וַנְּתְקַטֵּל | (and) we killed ourselves |
Hitpael Infinitives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| Infinitive Construct | הִתְקַטֵּל | kill oneself |
| Infinitive Absolute | הִתְקַטֵּל | kill oneself |
Hitpael Imperatives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular | הִתְקַטֵּל | he must kill himself |
| feminine singular | הִתְקַטְּלִי | she must kill herself |
| masculine plural | הִתְקַטְּלוּ | they must kill themselves |
| feminine plural | הִתְקַטֵּלְנָה | they must kill themselves |
Hitpael Jussives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | יִתְגַּל | may he uncover his own nakedness |
| feminine singular third person | תִּתְגַּל | may she uncover her own nakedness |
| masculine singular second person | תִּתְגַּל | may you uncover your own nakedness |
| feminine singular second person | תִּתְגַּלִי | may you uncover your own nakedness |
| masculine plural third person | יִתְגַּלוּ | may they uncover their own nakedness |
| feminine plural third person | תִּתְגַּלְנָה | may they uncover their own nakedness |
| masculine plural second person | תִּתְגַּלוּ | may you uncover your own nakedness |
| feminine plural second person | תִּתְגַּלְנָה | may you uncover your own nakedness |
Hitpael Cohortatives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| common singular | אֶתְקַטֵּלָה | let me kill myself |
| common plural | נִתְקַטֵּלָה | let us kill ourselves |
Hitpael Participles
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular | מִתְקַטֵּל | killing oneself |
| feminine singular | מִתְקַטֶּלֶת | killing oneself |
| masculine plural | מִתְקַטְּלִים | killing oneself |
| feminine plural | מִתְקַטְּלוֹת | killing oneself |