1. ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE HEBREW STUDY TOOLS LNG 2304

2. The Piel & Pual Stems

3. The Piel Stem

4. 26.1 The Meaning of the Piel Stem. The Piel stem is used to express an intensive type of action with an active voice. In other words, the simple action of the Qal stem will take on some type of intensive nuance in the Piel stem. For example, the verb rb^v! means “he broke” in the Qal stem. The Piel form, however means, “he smashed” or “he shattered.”

5. The Piel Perfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe really ____! 3 rd Feminine SingularShe really ____! 2 nd Masculine SingularYou really ____! 2 nd Feminine SingularYou really ____! 1 st Common SingularI really ____! 3 rd Common PluralThey really ____! 2 nd Masculine PluralYou really ____! 2 nd Feminine PluralYou really ____! 1 st Common PluralWe really ____!

6. The Piel Imperfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe will really ____! 3 rd Feminine SingularShe will really ____! 2 nd Masculine SingularYou will really ____! 2 nd Feminine SingularYou will really ____! 1 st Common SingularI will really ____! 3 rd Masculine PluralThey will really ____! 3 rd Feminine PluralThey will really ____! 2 nd Masculine PluralYou will really ____! 2 nd Feminine PluralYou will really ____! 1 st Common PluralWe will really ____!

7. The Pual Stem

8. 28.1 The Pual stem is the passive counterpart of the Piel stem. The Pual stem is used to express an intensive type of action with a passive voice.

9. The Pual Perfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe (it) was really ____! 3 rd Feminine SingularShe (it) was really ____! 2 nd Masculine SingularYou were really ____! 2 nd Feminine SingularYou were really ____! 1 st Common SingularI was really ____! 3 rd Common PluralThey were really ____! 2 nd Masculine PluralYou were really ____! 2 nd Feminine PluralYou were really ____! 1 st Common PluralWe were really ____!

10. The Pual Imperfect Paradigm 3 rd Masculine SingularHe (it) will be really ____! 3 rd Feminine SingularShe (it) will be really ____! 2 nd Masculine SingularYou will be really ____! 2 nd Feminine SingularYou will be really ____! 1 st Common SingularI will be really ____! 3 rd Masculine PluralThey will be really ____! 3 rd Feminine PluralThey will be really ____! 2 nd Masculine PluralYou will be really ____! 2 nd Feminine PluralYou will be really ____! 1 st Common PluralWe will be really ____!

11. Examples Usage of the Piel Stem Usage of the Pual Stem