Stem Polpal¶
Summary¶
The Polpal is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Pual. It expresses the passive voice of the Pilpel stem.
Article¶
The Polpal stem is a variation of the Pual and expresses the passive voice of the verbal action of the Pilpel stem. The Polpal stem is formed from the Pual by dropping the 2nd radical and repeating the 1st and 3rd radicals (with a vowel change), thus making a verb that appears to have 4 consonants. 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.
Form¶
From the root כּוּל, meaning “to sustain” in the Pilpel stem
Conjugation |
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Transliteration |
Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perfect |
masculine singular third person |
כָּלְכַּל |
kalkal |
he is sustained |
Imperfect |
masculine singular third person |
יְכָלְכַּל |
yekholkal |
he will be sustained |
Participle |
masculine singular absolute |
מְכָלְכַּל |
mekholkal |
being sustained / he who is being sustained |
Example¶
וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ |
uvene yisra’el hothpoqdu wekholkelu |
and-sons-of Israel they-were-mustered and-they-were-provisioned |
The people of Israel were mustered and supplied |