The Hiphil stem generally expresses causative action in active voice, but it can also express other kinds of verbal action depending on the context and the specific verb. more
The unique nuance of hifil verbs is that they are causative. Under the causative is also included the declarative sense, e.g. הִצְדִּיק to pronounce just. Gesenius §53
Translating the hifil:
- the causative use of the hifil;
- the inner causative (or “intransitive”) use of the hifil;
- the denominative use of the hifil;
- the declarative use of the hifil;
- other uses of the hifil.
Hifil QTL forms:
| Parsing | Hebrew | Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
הִקְטִיל |
he caused to kill |
|
feminine singular third person |
הִקְטִילָה |
she caused to kill |
|
masculine singular second person |
הִקְטַלְתָּ |
you caused to kill |
|
feminine singular second person |
הִקְטַלְתְּ |
you caused to kill |
|
common singular first person |
הִקְטַלְתִּי |
I caused to kill |
|
common plural third person |
הִקְטִילוּ |
they caused to kill |
|
masculine plural second person |
הִקְטַלְתֶּם |
you caused to kill |
|
feminine plural second person |
הִקְטַלְתֶּן |
you caused to kill |
|
common plural first person |
הִקְטַלְנוּ |
we caused to kill |
Hifil YQTL forms
| Parsing | Hebrew | Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
יַקְטִיל |
he will cause to kill |
|
feminine singular third person |
תַּקְטִיל |
she will cause to kill |
|
masculine singular second person |
תַּקְטִיל |
you will cause to kill |
|
feminine singular second person |
תַּקְטִילִי |
you will cause to kill |
|
common singular first person |
אַקְטִיל |
I will cause to kill |
|
masculine plural third person |
יַקְטִילוּ |
they will cause to kill |
|
feminine plural third person |
תַּקְטֵלְנָה |
they will cause to kill |
|
masculine plural second person |
תַּקְטִילוּ |
you will cause to kill |
|
feminine plural second person |
תַּקְטֵלְנָה |
you will cause to kill |
|
common plural first person |
נַקְטִיל |
we will cause to kill |
Hifil QTLs with conjunction
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
וְהִקְטִיל |
(and) he will cause to kill |
|
feminine singular third person |
וְהִקְטִילָה |
(and) she will cause to kill |
|
masculine singular second person |
וְהִקְטַלְתָּ |
(and) you will cause to kill |
|
feminine singular second person |
וְהִקְטַלְתְּ |
(and) you will cause to kill |
|
common singular first person |
וְהִקְטַלְתִּי |
(and) I will cause to kill |
|
common plural third person |
וְהִקְטִילוּ |
(and) they will cause to kill |
|
masculine plural second person |
וְהִקְטַלְתֶּם |
(and) you will cause to kill |
|
feminine plural second person |
וְהִקְטַלְתֶּן |
(and) you will cause to kill |
|
common plural first person |
וְהִקְטַלְנוּ |
(and) we will cause to kill |
Hifil YQTLs with vav-conversive
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
וַיַּקְטֵל |
(and) he caused to kill |
|
feminine singular third person |
וַתַּקְטֵל |
(and) she caused to kill |
|
masculine singular second person |
וַתַּקְטֵל |
(and) you caused to kill |
|
feminine singular second person |
וַתַּקְטִילִי |
(and) you caused to kill |
|
common singular first person |
וָאַקְטֵל |
(and) I caused to kill |
|
masculine plural third person |
וַיַּקְטִילוּ |
(and) they caused to kill |
|
feminine plural third person |
וַתַּקְטֵלְנָה |
(and) they caused to kill |
|
masculine plural second person |
וַתַּקְטִילוּ |
(and) you caused to kill |
|
feminine plural second person |
וַתַּקְטֵלְנָה |
(and) you caused to kill |
|
common plural first person |
וַנַּקְטֵל |
(and) we caused to kill |
Hifil infinitive
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
Infinitive Construct |
הַקְטִיל |
cause to kill |
|
Infinitive Absolute |
הַקְטֵל |
cause to kill |
Hifil imperatives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular |
הַקְטֵל |
you must cause to kill |
|
feminine singular |
הַקְטִילִי |
you must cause to kill |
|
masculine plural |
הַקְטִילוּ |
you must cause to kill |
|
feminine plural |
הַקְטֵלְנָה |
you must cause to kill |
Hifil Jussives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular third person |
יַקְטֵל |
may he cause to kill |
|
feminine singular third person |
תַּקְטֵל |
may she cause to kill |
|
masculine singular second person |
תַּקְטֵל |
may you cause to kill |
|
feminine singular second person |
תַּקְטִילִי |
may you cause to kill |
|
masculine plural third person |
יַקְטִילוּ |
may they cause to kill |
|
feminine plural third person |
תַּקְטֵלְנָה |
may they cause to kill |
|
masculine plural second person |
תַּקְטִילוּ |
may you cause to kill |
|
feminine plural second person |
תַּקְטֵלְנָה |
may you cause to kill |
Hifil cohortatives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
common singular first person |
אַקְטִילָה |
let me cause to kill |
|
common plural first person |
נַקְטִילָה |
let us cause to kill |
Hifil participles (active voice)
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
|
masculine singular |
מַקְטִיל |
causing to kill |
|
feminine singular |
מַקְטֶלֶת |
causing to kill |
|
masculine plural |
מַקְטִילִים |
causing to kill |
|
feminine plural |
מַקְטִילוֹת |
causing to kill |