Stem Polel

Summary

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

Article

The Polel stem is a variation of the Piel and has potential to express the same range of verbal action. The Polel stem is formed from the Piel stem by dropping the 2nd radical and repeating the 3rd radical (with a vowel change). It 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 Polel stem appears exactly the same as the Polal stem in all conjugations; only the 3rd-person masculine singular forms are different.

Form

Polel Perfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

כּוֹנֵן

konen

he established

feminine singular third person

כּוֹנֲנָה

konanah

she established

masculine singular second person

כּוֹנַנְתָּ

konanta

you established

feminine singular second person

כּוֹנַנְתְּ

konant

you established

common singular first person

כּוֹנַנְתִּי

konanti

I established

common plural third person

כּוֹנֲנוּ

konanu

they established

masculine plural second person

כּוֹנַנְתֶּם

konantem

you established

feminine plural second person

כּוֹנַנְתֶּן

konanten

you established

common plural first person

כּוֹנַנּוּ

konannu

we established

Polel Imperfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

יְכוֹנֵן

yekhonen

he will establish

feminine singular third person

תְּכוֹנֵן

tekhonen

she will establish

masculine singular second person

תְּכוֹנֵן

tekhonen

you will establish

feminine singular second person

תְּכוֹנֲנִי

tekhonani

you will establish

common singular first person

אֲכוֹנֵן

‘akhonen

I will establish

masculine plural third person

יְכוֹנֲנוּ

yekhonanu

they will establish

feminine plural third person

תְּכוֹנֵנָּה

tekhonennah

they will establish

masculine plural second person

תְּכוֹנֲנוּ

tekhonanu

you will establish

feminine plural second person

תְּכוֹנֵנָּה

tekhonennah

you will establish

common plural first person

נְכוֹנֵן

nekhonen

we will establish

Polel Sequential Imperfect Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular third person

וַיְּכוֹנֵן

wayyekhonen

(and) he established

feminine singular third person

וַתְּכוֹנֵן

wattekhonen

(and) she established

masculine singular second person

וַתְּכוֹנֵן

wattekhonen

(and) you established

feminine singular second person

וַתְּכוֹנֲנִי

wattekhonani

(and) you established

common singular first person

וָאֲכוֹנֵן

wa’akhonen

(and) I established

masculine plural third person

וַיְּכוֹנֲנוּ

wayyekhonanu

(and) they established

feminine plural third person

וַתְּכוֹנֵנָּה

wattekhonennah

(and) they established

masculine plural second person

וַתְּכוֹנֲנוּ

wattekhonanu

(and) you established

feminine plural second person

וַתְּכוֹנֵנָּה

wattkhonennah

(and) you established

common plural first person

וַנְּכוֹנֵן

wannekhonen

(and) we established

Polel Imperative Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular

כּוֹנֵן

konen

you must establish

feminine singular

כּוֹנֲנִי

konani

you must establish

masculine plural

כּוֹנֲנוּ

konanu

you must establish

feminine plural

כּוֹנֵנָּה

konennah

you must establish

Polel Participle Paradigm

Parsing

Hebrew

Transliteration

Gloss

masculine singular absolute

מְכוֹנֵן

mekhonen

establishing / founder

feminine singular absolute

מְכוֹנְנֶת / מְכוֹנְנָה

mekhoneneth / mekhonenah

establishing / founder

masculine plural absolute

מְכוֹנְנִים

mekhonenim

establishing / founders

feminine plural absolute

מְכוֹנְנוֹת

mekhonenoth

establishing / founders

Examples

Example: PRO 14:34

צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֹֽומֵֽם־גֹּ֑וי

tsedaqah therowmem-gowy

Righteousness exalts_nation

Doing what is right exalts a nation

Example: JOB 35:14

וּתְחֹ֥ולֵֽל לֹֽו׃

uthehowlel low

and-you-will-wait for-him.

and you are waiting for him.