1. Chapter 22
The Hiphil

2. Hiphil Qal Niphal Piel Simple active Simple passive/reflexive
Factitive active
Pual
Factitive passive

3. Hiphil
Hiphil
Causative active

4. Hiphil Exegetical significance
Causative active – The subject causes the object to perform the action
E.g. – The boss made the employee work hard
E.g. – God caused the wind to blow
E.g. – The devil made me do it (never a good excuse! Personal responsibility!)

5. Hiphil Exegetical significance – Examples
Factitive (piel/pual) – Causes a state of being
Causative (hiphil/hophal) – Causes an event/action

6. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
THE KEY KEY!!!!
Infixed hireq-yod between the 2nd and 3rd root letters
However, there are exceptions to this key. The hireq-yod does not always appear, but it does much of the time.

7. Hiphil – Recognition Keys (pg. 157)
Perfect – Prefixed ה

8. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
What other type of verb has a prefixed hey as a recognition key?
Niphal imperatives and infinitives
How will you be able to tell the difference?
The endings will be different (perfect vs. imperfect)
The niphal triangle

9. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
Imperfect – pathach under the prefix

10. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
Imperative – Prefixed hey with a pathach

11. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
How will you tell the difference between the hiphil imperative and the niphal imperative/infinitive?
Pathach vs. niphal triangle

12. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
Participle – Prefixed mem w/ a pathach

13. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
What other verbs have a prefixed mem for participles?
Piel and pual verbs
How will you tell the difference between hiphil and piel/pual?
Other recognition keys

14. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
Infinitive construct and absolute – prefixed hey w/ a pathach

15. Hiphil – Recognition Keys
How will you tell the difference between a hiphil infinitive construct and an infinitive absolute?
Inseparable preposition vs. finite verb
How will you tell the difference between the hiphil imperative and infinitive?
The endings
The imperative 2ms and the inf. abs. have the exact same form

16. Bottom Line Hiphil – Causative active – subject causes an action/event
Hiphil recognition keys for each kind of verb
Know the “how will you tell the difference” questions
THE KEY KEY! – Hireq-yod between 2nd and 3rd root letters

17. Parsing
הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ
Hiphil-Perfect-3ms

18. Parsing
נַזְכִּֽיר
Hiphil-Impf-1cp

19. Parsing
קִלַּ֥לְתָּ
Piel-Perf-2ms

20. Parsing
הָל֣וֹךְ
Qal-Inf abs

21. Parsing
יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ
Niphal-Impf-3mp

22. Parsing
תְּאֻכְּל֔וּ
Pual-Impf-2mp