The qal is the simplest, most basic Hebrew stem. Nearly 70% of verbs are qal. It is translated in the active voice. See here and here.
Qal QTLs (1)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
קָטַל |
he killed |
feminine singular third person |
קָטְלָה |
she killed |
masculine singular second person |
קָטַלְתָּ |
you killed |
feminine singular second person |
קָטַלְתְּ |
you killed |
common singular first person |
קָטַלְתִּי |
I killed |
common plural third person |
קָטְלוּ |
they killed |
masculine plural second person |
קְטַלְתֶּם |
you killed |
feminine plural second person |
קְטַלְתֶּן |
you killed |
common plural first person |
קָטַלְנוּ |
we killed |
Qal QTLs (2)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
כָּבֵד |
he was heavy |
feminine singular third person |
כָּבְדָה |
she was heavy |
masculine singular second person |
כָּבַדְתָּ |
you were heavy |
feminine singular second person |
כָּבַדְתְּ |
you were heavy |
common singular first person |
כָּבַדְתִּי |
I was heavy |
common plural third person |
כָּבְדוּ |
they were heavy |
masculine plural second person |
כְּבַדְתֶּם |
you were heavy |
feminine plural second person |
כְּבַדְתֶּן |
you heavy |
common plural first person |
כָּבַדְנוּ |
we were heavy |
Qal QTLs (3)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
קָטֹן |
he was small |
feminine singular third person |
קָטְנָה |
she was small |
masculine singular second person |
קָטֹנְתָּ |
you were small |
feminine singular second person |
קָטֹנְתְּ |
you were small |
common singular first person |
קָטֹנְתִּי |
I was small |
common plural third person |
קָטְנוּ |
they were small |
masculine plural second person |
קְטָנְתֶּם |
you were small |
feminine plural second person |
קְטָנְתֶּן |
you were small |
common plural first person |
קָטֹנּוּ |
we were small |
Qal YQTLs (1)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
יִקְטֹל |
he will kill |
feminine singular third person |
תִּקְטֹל |
she will kill |
masculine singular second person |
תִּקְטֹל |
you will kill |
feminine singular second person |
תִּקְטְלִי |
you will kill |
common singular first person |
אֶקְטֹל |
I will kill |
masculine plural third person |
יִקְטְלוּ |
they will kill |
feminine plural third person |
תִּקְטֹלְנָה |
they will kill |
masculine plural second person |
תִּקְטְלוּ |
you will kill |
feminine plural second person |
תִּקְטֹלְנָה |
you will kill |
common plural first person |
נִקְטֹל |
we will kill |
Qal YQTLs (2)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
יִכְבַּד |
he will be heavy |
feminine singular third person |
תִּכְבַּד |
she will be heavy |
masculine singular second person |
תִּכְבַּד |
you will be heavy |
feminine singular second person |
תִּכְבְּדִי |
you will be heavy |
common singular first person |
אֶכְבַּד |
I will be heavy |
masculine plural third person |
יִכְבְּדוּ |
they will be heavey |
feminine plural third person |
תִּכְבַּדְנָה |
they will be heavy |
masculine plural second person |
תִּכְבְּדוּ |
you will be heavy |
feminine plural second person |
תִּכְבַּדְנָה |
you will be heavy |
common plural first person |
נִכְבַּד |
we will be heavy |
Qal QTLs with conjunction
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
וְקָטַל |
(and) he will kill |
feminine singular third person |
וְקָטְלָה |
(and) she will kill |
masculine singular second person |
וְקָטַלְתָּ |
(and) you will kill |
feminine singular second person |
וְקָטַלְתְּ |
(and) you will kill |
common singular first person |
וְקָטַלְתִּי |
(and) I will kill |
common plural third person |
וְקָטְלוּ |
(and) they will kill |
masculine plural second person |
וּקְטַלְתֶּם |
(and) you will kill |
feminine plural second person |
וּקְטַלְתֶּן |
(and) you will kill |
common plural first person |
וְקָטַלְנוּ |
(and) we will kill |
Qal YQTLs with vav-conversive
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
וַיִּקְטֹל |
(and) he killed |
feminine singular third person |
וַתִּקְטֹל |
(and) she killed |
masculine singular second person |
וַתִּקְטֹל |
(and) you killed |
feminine singular second person |
וַתִּקְטְלִי |
(and) you killed |
common singular first person |
וָאֶקְטֹל |
(and) I killed |
masculine plural third person |
וַיִקְטְלוּ |
(and) they killed |
feminine plural third person |
וַתִּקְטֹלְנָה |
(and) they killed |
masculine plural second person |
וַתִּקְטְלוּ |
(and) you killed |
feminine plural second person |
וַתִּקְטֹלְנָה |
(and) you killed |
common plural first person |
וַנִּקְטֹל |
(and) we killed |
Qal infinitives
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
Infinitive Construct 1 |
קְטֹל |
kill |
Infinitive Construct 2 |
שְׁכַב |
lie down |
Infinitive Absolute |
קָטוֹל |
kill |
Qal imperative (1)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular |
קְטֹל |
you must kill |
feminine singular |
יִקְטְלִי |
you must kill |
masculine plural |
יִקְטְלוּ |
you must kill |
feminine plural |
קְטֹלְנָה |
you must kill |
Qal imperative (2)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular |
כְּבַד |
you must be heavy |
feminine singular |
כִּבְדִי |
you must be heavy |
masculine plural |
כִּבְדוּ |
you must be heavy |
feminine plural |
כְּבַדְנָה |
you must be heavy |
The jussive form in the Qal stem is recognizable only for select verbs. Here the sample verb is גָּלָה (to uncover), where the third letter (ה) has dropped out.
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
יִגֶל |
may he uncover |
feminine singular third person |
תִּגֶל |
may she uncover |
masculine singular second person |
תִּגֶל |
may you uncover |
feminine singular second person |
תִּגֶלִי |
may you uncover |
masculine plural third person |
יִגֶלוּ |
may they uncover |
feminine plural third person |
תִּגֶלְנָה |
may they uncover |
masculine plural second person |
תִּגֶלוּ |
may you uncover |
feminine plural second person |
תִּגֶלְנָה |
may you uncover |
Here the sample verb is קוּם (to rise up), where the middle letter (a shureq) shortens to a holem.
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
יָקֹם |
may he rise up |
feminine singular third person |
תָּקֹם |
may she rise up |
masculine singular second person |
תָּקֹם |
may you rise up |
feminine singular second person |
תָּקֹמִי |
may you rise up |
masculine plural third person |
יָקֹמוּ |
may they rise up |
feminine plural third person |
תְּקֹמֶינָה |
may they rise up |
masculine plural second person |
תָּקֹמוּ |
may you rise up |
feminine plural second person |
תְּקֹמֶינָה |
may you rise up |
Here the sample verb is שִׂים (to set), where the middle letter (a hireq-yod vowel) shortens to a sere.
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular third person |
יָשֵׂם |
may he set |
feminine singular third person |
תָּשֵׂם |
may she set |
masculine singular second person |
תָּשֵׂם |
may you set |
feminine singular second person |
תָּשֵׂמִי |
may you set |
masculine plural third person |
יָשֵׂמוּ |
may they set |
feminine plural third person |
תְּשֵׂמֶינָה |
may they set |
masculine plural second person |
תָּשֵׂמוּ |
may you set |
feminine plural second person |
תְּשֵׂמֶינָה |
may you set |
Qal cohortatives
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
common singular |
אֶקְטֹלָה |
let me kill |
common plural |
נִקְטֹהלָה |
let us kill |
Qal participles (1)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular absolute |
קֹטֵל |
killing / killer |
feminine singular absolute |
קֹטֶלֶת / קֹטְלָה |
killing / killer |
masculine plural absolute |
קֹטְלִים |
killing / killers |
feminine plural absolute |
קֹטְלוֹת |
killing / killers |
Qal participles (2)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular absolute |
כָּבֵד |
being heavy |
feminine singular absolute |
כָּבֶדֶת / כָּבְדָה |
being heavy |
masculine plural absolute |
כָּבְדִים |
being heavy |
feminine plural absolute |
כָּבְדוֹת |
being heavy |
Qal participles (3)
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular absolute |
קָטֹן |
being small |
feminine singular absolute |
קָטֶנֶת / קָטְנָה |
being small |
masculine plural absolute |
קָטְנִים |
being small |
feminine plural absolute |
קָטְנוֹת |
being small |
Qal passive participles
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
masculine singular absolute |
קָטוּל |
killer / killed |
feminine singular absolute |
קְטוּלָה |
killer / killed |
masculine plural absolute |
קְטוּלִים |
killers / killed |
feminine plural absolute |
קְטוּלוֹת |
killers / killed |