Stem Hithpolel

Summary

The Hithpolel is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Hithpael. It expresses the reflexive voice of the Polel stem.

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The Hithpolel stem is a variation of the Hithpael and expresses the reflexive voice of the verbal action of the Polel stem. The Hithpolel stem is formed from the Hithpael by dropping the 2nd radical and repeating the 3rd radical (with a vowel change). It is a 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 Hithpolel stem.

Note

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

Form

Hithpolel Perfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

הִתְכּוֹנֵן

hithkonen

he established himself

feminine singular third person

הִתְכּוֹנֲנָה

hithkonanah

she established herself

masculine singular second person

הִתְכּוֹנַנְתָּ

hithkonanta

you established yourself

feminine singular second person

הִתְכּוֹנַנְתְּ

hithkonant

you established yourself

common singular first person

הִתְכּוֹנַנְתִּי

hithkonanti

I established myself

common plural third person

הִתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

hithkonanu

they established themselves

masculine plural second person

הִתְכּוֹנַנְתֶּם

hithkonantem

you established yourselves

feminine plural second person

הִתְכּוֹנַנְתֶּן

hithkonanten

you established yourselves

common plural first person

הִתְכּוֹנַנּוּ

hithkonannu

we established ourselves

Hithpolel Imperfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

יִתְכּוֹנֵן

yithkonen

he will establish himself

feminine singular third person

תִּתְכּוֹנֵן

tithkonen

she will establish herself

masculine singular second person

תִּתְכּוֹנֵן

tithkonen

you will establish yourself

feminine singular second person

תִּתְכּוֹנֲנִי

tithkonani

you will establish yourself

common singular first person

אֶתְכּוֹנֵן

‘ethkonen

I will establish myself

masculine plural third person

יִתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

yithkonanu

they will establish themselves

feminine plural third person

תִּתְכּוֹנֵנָּה

tithkonenah

they will establish themselves

masculine plural second person

תִּתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

tithkonanu

you will establish yourselves

feminine plural second person

תִּתְכּוֹנֵנָּה

tithkonennah

you will establish yourselves

common plural first person

נִתְכּוֹנֵן

nithkonen

we will establish ourselves

Hithpolel Sequential Imperfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

וַיִּתְכּוֹנֵן

wayyithkonen

(and) he established himself

feminine singular third person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֵן

wattithkonen

(and) she established herself

masculine singular second person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֵן

watithkonen

(and) you established yourself

feminine singular second person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֲנִי

watithkonani

(and) you established yourself

common singular first person

וָאֶתְכּוֹנֵן

wa’ethkonen

(and) I established myself

masculine plural third person

וַיִּתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

wayyithkonanu

(and) they established themselves

feminine plural third person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֵנָּה

watithkonennah

(and) they established themselves

masculine plural second person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

watithkonanu

(and) you established yourselves

feminine plural second person

וַתִּתְכּוֹנֵנָּה

watithkonennah

(and) you established yourselves

common plural first person

וַנִּתְכּוֹנֵן

wannithkonen

(and) we established ourselves

Hithpolel Imperative Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular

הִתְכּוֹנֵן

hithkonen

you must establish yourself

feminine singular

הִתְכּוֹנֲנִי

hithkonani

you must establish yourself

masculine plural

הִתְכּוֹנֲנוּ

hithkonanu

you must establish yourselves

feminine plural

הִתְכּוֹנֵנָּה

hithkonennah

you must establish yourselves

Hithpolel Participle Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular absolute

מִתְכּוֹנֵן

mithkonen

establishing himself / he who establishes himself

feminine singular absolute

מִתְכּוֹנְנֶת / מִתְכּוֹנְנָה

mithkoneneth / mithkonenah

establishing herself / she who establishes herself

masculine plural absolute

מִתְכּוֹנְנִים

mithkonenim

establishing themselves / men who establish themselves

feminine plural absolute

מִתְכּוֹנְנוֹת

mithkonenoth

establishing themselves / women who establish themselves

Examples

Example: EXO 9:17 –– מִסְתּוֹלֵל comes from the root סלל

עֹודְךָ֖ מִסְתֹּולֵ֣ל בְּעַמִּ֑י

‘owdkha mistowlel be’ammi

Still-you lifting-up-yourself against-my-people

You are still lifting yourself up against my people

Example: PSA 143:4 –– יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם comes from the root שׁמם

בְּ֝תֹוכִ֗י יִשְׁתֹּומֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃

bethowkhi yishtowmem libbi

in-my-midst despairs my-heart

my heart despairs