08818 Hiphil

a) Hiphil usually expresses the "causative" action of Qal - see 08851

Qal Hiphil

he ate he caused to eat, he fed
he came he caused to come, he brought
he reigned he made king, he crowned

b) Hiphil is often used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives.

Noun or Adjective Hiphil

ear to listen (lend an ear)
far to remove oneself, put far away

c) Some "simple" verbs are found in Hiphil.

to cast, to destroy, to get up early, to explain, to tell

The form accounts for 13.3% of the verbs parsed.

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