26.1 Piel Verb Table

	Active Voice	Passive Voice	Reflexive Voice
Simple Action	Qal	Niphal	Niphal
Cause a State	PIEL	Pual	Hitpael
Cause an Action	Hiphil	Hophal

• Reminders:
  • The table gives broad generalization; many verbs do not fit neatly into the table’s definitions
  • Use a lexicon/dictionary to check the meanings in different stems
  • Many references will label the 2nd row as “Intensive Action,” but this is a controversial topic in the academic community