Summary

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

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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.

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.