Stem Hithpoel

Summary

The Hithpoel is an extremely rare stem formation that is similar to the Hithpael. It expresses the reflexive voice of the Poel stem.

Article

The Hithpoel stem is a variation of the Hithpael stem and expresses the reflexive voice of the verbal action of the Poel stem. The Hithpoel stem is formed from the Hithpael stem by a vowel change. It is an extremely rare stem formation in Biblical Hebrew. It is recommended to always consult a dictionary or lexicon for the precise nuance of any verb in the Hithpoel stem.

Note

The Hithpoel stem conjugates exactly like the Poel stem, but with the reflexive prefix (הִתְ) added.

Form

Hithpoel Paradigm

Conjugation	Parsing	Hebrew	Transliteration	Gloss
Perfect	masculine singular third person	הִתְהוֹלֵל	hithholel	he humiliated himself
Imperfect	masculine singular third person	יִתְהוֹלֵל	yithholel	he will humiliate himself
Participle	masculine singular third person	מִתְהוֹלֵל	mithholel	humiliating oneself / he who humiliates himself

Example

Example: JER 46:8

מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ כַּיְאֹ֣ר יַֽעֲלֶ֔ה וְכַנְּהָרֹ֖ות יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ מָ֑יִם

mitsrayim kay’or ya’aleh wekhanneharowth yithgo’ashu mayim

Egypt like-the-Nile rises and-like-the-rivers going-back-and-forth waters

Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of water that rise and fall