Stem Pael

Summary

The Pa’el stem generally expresses resultative action in active voice.

Article

The Pa’el form is a verbal stem formation in Biblical Aramaic, usually indicated by a daghesh in the 2nd radical of the verb. The Pa’el stem generally expresses the resultative sense of the verbal action expressed by the Pe’al stem.

Note

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.

Form

Paradigm

Pa’el Perfect Paradigm

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
third person masculine singular	כַּתֵּב (or כַּתִּב)	kattebh (or kattibh)	he wrote down
third person feminine singular	כַּתְּבַת	kattebhath	she wrote down
second person masculine singular	כַּתֵּבְתְּ	kattebhte	you wrote down
second person feminine singular	כַּתֵּבְתִּי	kattebhtiy	you wrote down
first person common singular	כַּתְּבֵת	kattebheth	I wrote down
third person masculine plural	כַּתִּבוּ	kattibhu	they wrote down
third person feminine plural	כַּתִּבָה	kattibhah	they wrote down
second person masculine plural	כַּתֵּבְתּוּן	kattebhtun	you wrote down
second person feminine plural	כַּתֵּבְתֵּן	kattebhten	you wrote down
first person common plural	כַּתֵּבְנָא	kattebhna’	we wrote down

Pa’el Imperfect/Jussive Paradigm

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
third person masculine singular	יְכַתֵּב (or יְכַתִּב)	yekhattebh (or yekhattibh)	he will write down
third person feminine singular	תְּכַתֵּב	tekhattebh	she will write down
second person masculine singular	תְּכַתֵּב	tekhattebh	you will write down
second person feminine singular	תְּכַתְּבִין	tekhattebhiyn	you will write down
first person common singular	אֲכַתֵּב	‘ekhattebh	I will write down
third person masculine plural	יְכַתְּבוּן	yekhattebhun	they will write down
third person feminine plural	יְכַתְּבָן	yekhattebhan	they will write down
second person masculine plural	תְּכַתְּבוּן	tekhattebhun	you will write down
second person feminine plural	תְּכַתְּבָן	thekhattebhan	you will write down
first person common plural	נְכַתֵּב	nekhattebh	we will write down

Pa’el Infinitive Paradigm

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
Infinitive	כַּתָּבָה	khattabhah	to write down

Pa’el Imperative Paradigm

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
masculine singular	כַּתֵּב (or כַּתִּב)	kattebh (or kattibh)	Write down!
feminine singular	כַּתִּבִי	kattibhiy	Write down!
masculine plural	כַּתִּבוּ	kattibhu	Write down!
feminine plural	כַּתִּבָה	kattibhah	Write down!

Pa’el Participle (active voice) Paradigm

Parsing	Aramaic	Transliteration	Gloss
masculine singular	מְכַתֵּב (or מְכַתִּב)	mekhattebh (or mekhattibh)	slaughtering
feminine singular	מְכַתְּבָה	mdkhattebhah	slaughtering
masculine plural	מְכַתְּבִין	mekhattebhiyn	slaughtering
feminine plural	מְכַתְּבָן	mekhattebhan	slaughtering

Function

Expresses resultative action

Resultative action means that the primary focus of the verb is on the result of the verbal action. A good example is the verb שָׁלַח. In the Qal stem, the verb שָׁלַח means “to send” or “to stretch out”. But in the Piel stem, the verb שָׁלַח means “to send away”.