The Niphal Stem
The Niphal is the passive or reflexive stem of the Hebrew verb.
Read the full Niphal explanation in the app, with examples, recognition markers, and cautions.
The Other Stems
- The Qal stem: simple active
- The Piel stem: factitive or resultative, sometimes intensive
- The Pual stem: passive counterpart of Piel
- The Hiphil stem: causative
- The Hophal stem: causative passive
- The Hitpael stem: reflexive or iterative
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