The nifal stem represents simple action in the passive voice (as opposed to the qal which is simple action in the active voice). video or Gesenius
In the affix forms, the nifal will have a nun prefix; in the prefix forms, the nifal is characterized by the nifal triangle. more
See these videos for the nuances of verbs in this stem.
Nifal QTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | נִקְטַל | he was killed |
| feminine singular third person | נִקְטְלָה | she was killed |
| masculine singular second person | נִקְטַלְתָּ | you were killed |
| feminine singular second person | נִקְטַלְתְּ | you were killed |
| common singular first person | נִקְטַלְתִּי | I was killed |
| common plural third person | נִקְטְלוּ | they were killed |
| masculine plural second person | נִקְטַלְתֶּם | you were killed |
| feminine plural second person | נִקְטַלְתֶּן | you were killed |
| common plural first person | נִקְטַלְתֶּנוּ | we were killed |
Nifal YQTLs
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | יִקָּטֵל | he will be killed |
| feminine singular third person | תִּקָּטֵל | she will be killed |
| masculine singular second person | תִּקָּטֵל | you will be killed |
| feminine singular second person | תִּקָּטְלִי | you will be killed |
| common singular first person | אֶקָּטֵל | I will be killed |
| masculine plural third person | יִקָּטְלוּ | they will be killed |
| feminine plural third person | תִּקָּטַלְנָה | they will be killed |
| masculine plural second person | תִּקָּטְלוּ | you will be killed |
| feminine plural second person | תִּקָּטַלְנָה | you will be killed |
| common plural first person | נִקָּטֵל | we will be killed |
Nifal QTL forms with conjunction
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | וְנִקְטַל | (and) he will be killed |
| feminine singular third person | וְנִקְטְלָה | (and) she will be killed |
| masculine singular second person | וְנִקְטַלְתָּ | (and) you will be killed |
| feminine singular second person | וְנִקְטַלְתְּ | (and) you will be killed |
| common singular first person | וְנִקְטַלְתִּי | (and) I will be killed |
| common plural third person | וְנִקְטְלוּ | (and) they will be killed |
| masculine plural second person | וְנִקְטַלְתֶּם | (and) you will be killed |
| feminine plural second person | וְנִקְטַלְתֶּן | (and) you will be killed |
| common plural first person | וְנִקְטַלְתֶּנוּ | (and) we will be killed |
Nifal YQTL forms with vav-conversive
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | וַיִּקָּטֵל | (and) he was killed |
| feminine singular third person | וַתִּקָּטֵל | (and) she was killed |
| masculine singular second person | וַתִּקָּטֵל | (and) you were killed |
| feminine singular second person | וַתִּקָּטְלִי | (and) you were killed |
| common singular first person | וָאֶקָּטֵל | (and) I was killed |
| masculine plural third person | וַיִּקָּטְלוּ | (and) they were killed |
| feminine plural third person | וַתִּקָּטַלְנָה | (and) they were killed |
| masculine plural second person | וַתִּקָּטְלוּ | (and) you were killed |
| feminine plural second person | וַתִּקָּטַלְנָה | (and) you were killed |
| common plural first person | וַנִּקָּטֵל | (and) we were killed |
Nifal infinitives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| Infinitive Construct | הִקָּטֵל | be killed |
| Infinitive Absolute | הִקָּטֹל / נִקְטֹל | be killed |
Nifal imperatives
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular | הִקָּטֵל | you must be killed |
| feminine singular | הִקָּטְלִי | you must be killed |
| masculine plural | הִקָּטְלוּ | you must be killed |
| feminine plural | הִקָּטַלְנָה | you must be killed |
The jussive in the Nifal is recognizable only for select verbs. Here the sample verb is גָּלָה (to uncover), where the third letter (ה) has dropped out.
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular third person | יִגָּל | may he be uncovered |
| feminine singular third person | תִּגָּל | may she be uncovered |
| masculine singular second person | תִּגָּל | may you be uncovered |
| feminine singular second person | תִּגָּלִי | may you be uncovered |
| masculine plural third person | יִגָּלוּ | may they be uncovered |
| feminine plural third person | תִּגָּלְנָה | may they be uncovered |
| masculine plural second person | תִּגָּלוּ | may you be uncovered |
| feminine plural second person | תִּגָּלְנָה | may you be uncovered |
Nifal cohortative
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| common singular | אֶקָּטֵלָה | let me be killed |
| common plural | נִקָּטֵלָה | let us be killed |
Nifal participles
|
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
| masculine singular | נִקְטָל | being killed |
| feminine singular | נִקְטָלָה | being killed |
| masculine plural | נִקְטָלִים | being killed |
| feminine plural | נִקְטָלוֹת | being killed |