
a) Hiphil usually expresses the "causative" action of Qal
| 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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