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The Tiphil stem (sometimes called: Tiphal, Tiphel, or Taphel) expresses causative action in active voice, similar to the more common Hiphil stem formation. It differs from the Hiphil by using a ת prefix before the 1st radical instead of a ה prefix. It is an extremely rare stem formation in Biblical Hebrew.
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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.
| וְאֵ֥יךְ תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֑ים |
| we'ekh tethahareh 'eth-hassusim |
| and-how can-you-compete with_the-horses? |
| how can you compete against horses? |
| וְאָנֹכִ֤י תִרְגַּ֙לְתִּי֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם |
| we'anokhi thirgaltiy le'efrayim |
| And-I I-taught-walking to-Ephraim |
| Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk |
