Stem Poel¶
Summary¶
The Poel is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Piel and expresses the same range of meanings.
Article¶
The Poel stem is a variation of the Piel and has potential to express the same range of verbal action. The Poel stem is formed from the Piel by a vowel change and 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 Poel stem appears exactly the same as the Poal stem in all conjugations; only the 3rd-person masculine singular forms are different.
Form¶
| Parsing | Hebrew | Transliteration | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine singular third person | הוֹלֵל | holel | he humiliated |
| feminine singular third person | הוֹלֲלָה | holalah | she humiliated |
| masculine singular second person | הוֹלַלְתָּ | holalta | you humiliated |
| feminine singular second person | הוֹלַלְתְּ | holalt | you humiliated |
| common singular first person | הוֹלַלְתִּי | holalti | I humiliated |
| common plural third person | הוֹלֲלוּ | holalu | they humiliated |
| masculine plural second person | הוֹלַלְתֶּם | holaltem | you humiliated |
| feminine plural second person | הוֹלַלְתֶּן | holalten | you humiliated |
| common plural first person | הוֹלַלְנוּ | holalnu | we humiliated |
| Parsing | Hebrew | Transliteration | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine singular third person | יְהוֹלֵל | yeholel | he will humiliate |
| feminine singular third person | תְּהוֹלֵל | teholel | she will humiliate |
| masculine singular second person | תְּהוֹלֵל | teholel | you will humiliate |
| feminine singular second person | תְּהוֹלֲלִי | teholali | you will humiliate |
| common singular first person | אֲהוֹלֵל | ‘alholel | I will humiliate |
| masculine plural third person | יְהוֹלֲלוּ | yeholalu | they will humiliate |
| feminine plural third person | תְּהוֹלַלְנָה | teholalnah | they will humiliate |
| masculine plural second person | תְּהוֹלֲלוּ | teholalu | you will humiliate |
| feminine plural second person | תְּהוֹלַלְנָה | teholalnah | you will humiliate |
| common plural first person | נְהוֹלֵל | neholel | we will humiliate |
| Parsing | Hebrew | Transliteration | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine singular absolute | מְהוֹלֵל | meholel | humiliating / he who humiliates |
| feminine singular absolute | מְהוֹלְלֶת / מְהוֹלְלָה | meholeleth / meholelah | humiliating / she who humiliates |
| masculine plural absolute | מְהוֹלְלִים | meholelim | humiliating / men who humiliate |
| feminine plural absolute | מְהוֹלְלוֹת | meholeloth | humiliating / women who humiliate |
Examples¶
| אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם |
| ‘af bal-shoresh ba’arets giz’am |
| even not_taken root in-the-earth their-stem |
| their stem has barely taken root in the earth |
The following form is a Poel Participle Active.
| לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ |
| limshofeti ‘ethhannan |
| to-my-judge I-will-plead-for-mercy |
| I could only plead for mercy with my judge |