a) Piel usually expresses an "intensive" or "intentional" action.
Qal | Piel |
he broke | he broke to pieces, he smashed |
he sent | he sent away, he expelled |
b) Sometimes the Piel introduces a new meaning to the Qal form.
he counted | he recounted, he told |
he completed | he paid, he compensated |
he learned | he taught |
c) Piel expresses a "repeated" or "extended" action.
he jumped | he skipped, he hopped |
d) Some intransitive verbs in Qal become transitive in Piel.
to be strong | to strengthen, to fortify |
to become great | to make great |
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