The Pual Verb Form

The Meaning of the Pual The Pual verb form is the passive counterpart to the Piel verb form. Compare the meaning of the Pual with the Qal and Piel verb forms: Active (Qal) Intensive (Piel) Intensive (Pual) he broke he shattered he was shattered she killed she slaughtered she was slaughtered The Pual is an infrequent verb form most often found in the participle or perfect conjugation and less often in the imperfect. Because of the passive nature of the Pual form, it is not found in the imperative or infinitive forms.

The Pual Perfect קִטֵּל קֻטַּל קִטְּלָה קֻטְּלָה קִטַּלְתָּ קֻטַּלְתָּ PNG Piel Pual 3ms קִטֵּל he slaughtered קֻטַּל he was slaughtered 3fs קִטְּלָה she slaughtered קֻטְּלָה she was slaughtered 2ms קִטַּלְתָּ you slaughtered קֻטַּלְתָּ you were slaughtered 2fs קִטַּלְתְּ קֻטַּלְתְּ 1cs קִטַּלְתִּי I slaughtered קֻטַּלְתִּי I was slaughtered 3cp קִטְּלוּ they slaughtered קֻטְּלוּ they were slaughtered 2mp קִטַּלְתֶּם קֻטַּלְתֶּםַ 2fp קִטַּלְתֶּן קֻטַּלְתֶּן 1cp קִטַּלְנוּ we slaughtered קֻטַּלְנוּ we were slaughtered The diagnostic features of the Pual Perfect are: Qibbuts beneath the first root consonant. Dagesh in the second root consonant. Patakh beneath the second root consonant except when vowel reduction takes place (3fs, 3cp).

The Pual Imperfect יְקַטֵּל יְקֻטַּל תְּקַטֵּל תְּקֻטַּל תְּקַטְּלִי PNG Piel Pual 3ms יְקַטֵּל he will slaughter יְקֻטַּל he will be slaughtered 3fs תְּקַטֵּל she will slaughter תְּקֻטַּל she will be slaughtered 2ms you will slaughter you will be slaughtered 2fs תְּקַטְּלִי תְּקֻטְּלִי 1cs אֲקַטֵּל I will slaughter אֲקֻטַּל I will be slaughtered 3mp יְקַטְּלוּ they will slaughter יְקֻטְּלוּ they will be slaughtered 3fp תְּקַטֵּלְנָה תְּקֻטַּלְנָה 2mp תְּקַטֵּלוּ תְּקֻטְּלוּ 2fp 1cp נְקַטֵּל we will slaughter נְקֻטַּל we will be slaughtered The diagnostic features of the Pual imperfect are: A shewa beneath the imperfect prefix A qibbuts beneath the first root consonant A dagesh in the second root consonant

The Pual Participle מְקַטֵּל מְקֻטָּל מְקַטֶּלֶת מְקֻטֶּלֶת PNG Piel Pual ms מְקַטֵּל slaughtering מְקֻטָּל being slaughtered fs מְקַטֶּלֶת מְקֻטֶּלֶת mp מְקַטְּלִים מְקֻטָּלִים fp מְקַטְּלוֹת מְקֻטָּלוֹת The diagnostic features of the Pual participle are: A mem prefix A shewa vowel beneath the mem prefix A qibbuts beneath the first root consonant A dagesh in the second root consonant

Pual Verbs: II-Guttural, III-Aleph, and III-He In the II-guttural (ברך), the resh does not take a dagesh since it acts like a guttural. The previous vowel lengthens from the expected qibbuts to a holem according to the principles of compensatory lengthening. In the III-aleph (מלא), all diagnostic features of the Pual are present. The aleph refuses the shewa where it occurs before suffixes, which may also affect the vowel of the previous consonant; however, this should not affect your ability to recognize the Pual diagnostic features. In the III-he (גלה), note the loss of the III-he in those conjugations with a suffix. Recall lessons 12, 31, and 38 of the Lambdin textbook, where we studied Qal III-he verbs and learned the effects of a suffix on the III-he. All diagnostic characteristics of the standard Pual are exhibited in the III-he Pual.