Stem Poal¶
Summary¶
The Poal is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Pual. It expresses the passive voice of the Poel stem.
Article¶
The Poal stem is a variation of the Pual and expresses the passive voice of the verbal action of the Poel. The Poal stem is formed from the Pual by a vowel change. It is an extremely 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 Poal stem appears exactly the same as the Poel stem in all conjugations; only the 3rd-person masculine singular forms are different.
Form¶
Conjugation |
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Transliteration |
Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perfect |
masculine singular third person |
הוֹלַל |
holal |
he is humiliated |
Imperfect |
masculine singular third person |
יְהוֹלַל |
yeholal |
he will be humiliated |
Participle |
masculine singular absolute |
מְהוֹלָל |
meholal |
being humiliated / he who is humiliated |
Example¶
נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ |
neta’tam gam-shorashu |
you-plant-them also_they-took-root |
You planted them and they took root. |