Stem Poel

Summary

The Poel is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Piel and expresses the same range of meanings.

Article

The Poel stem is a variation of the Piel and has potential to express the same range of verbal action. The Poel stem is formed from the Piel by a vowel change and is a rare stem formation in Biblical Hebrew.

Note

It is recommended to always check a dictionary or lexicon for the meaning of a specific verb, because this stem may express many different kinds of action in different contexts.

Warning

The Poel stem appears exactly the same as the Poal stem in all conjugations; only the 3rd-person masculine singular forms are different.

Form

Poel Perfect Paradigm

Parsing	Hebrew	Transliteration	Gloss
masculine singular third person	הוֹלֵל	holel	he humiliated
feminine singular third person	הוֹלֲלָה	holalah	she humiliated
masculine singular second person	הוֹלַלְתָּ	holalta	you humiliated
feminine singular second person	הוֹלַלְתְּ	holalt	you humiliated
common singular first person	הוֹלַלְתִּי	holalti	I humiliated
common plural third person	הוֹלֲלוּ	holalu	they humiliated
masculine plural second person	הוֹלַלְתֶּם	holaltem	you humiliated
feminine plural second person	הוֹלַלְתֶּן	holalten	you humiliated
common plural first person	הוֹלַלְנוּ	holalnu	we humiliated

Poel Imperfect Paradigm

Parsing	Hebrew	Transliteration	Gloss
masculine singular third person	יְהוֹלֵל	yeholel	he will humiliate
feminine singular third person	תְּהוֹלֵל	teholel	she will humiliate
masculine singular second person	תְּהוֹלֵל	teholel	you will humiliate
feminine singular second person	תְּהוֹלֲלִי	teholali	you will humiliate
common singular first person	אֲהוֹלֵל	‘alholel	I will humiliate
masculine plural third person	יְהוֹלֲלוּ	yeholalu	they will humiliate
feminine plural third person	תְּהוֹלַלְנָה	teholalnah	they will humiliate
masculine plural second person	תְּהוֹלֲלוּ	teholalu	you will humiliate
feminine plural second person	תְּהוֹלַלְנָה	teholalnah	you will humiliate
common plural first person	נְהוֹלֵל	neholel	we will humiliate

Poel Participle Paradigm

Parsing	Hebrew	Transliteration	Gloss
masculine singular absolute	מְהוֹלֵל	meholel	humiliating / he who humiliates
feminine singular absolute	מְהוֹלְלֶת / מְהוֹלְלָה	meholeleth / meholelah	humiliating / she who humiliates
masculine plural absolute	מְהוֹלְלִים	meholelim	humiliating / men who humiliate
feminine plural absolute	מְהוֹלְלוֹת	meholeloth	humiliating / women who humiliate

Examples

Example: ISA 40:24

אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם

‘af bal-shoresh ba’arets giz’am

even not_taken root in-the-earth their-stem

their stem has barely taken root in the earth

The following form is a Poel participle_active.

Example: JOB 9:15

לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃

limshofeti ‘ethhannan

to-my-judge I-will-plead-for-mercy

I could only plead for mercy with my judge