כפל

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־פ־ל (k-p-l)

From the root כ־פ־ל (k-p-l).

Pronunciation

Noun

כֶּפֶל • (kéfel) m

  1. (uncountable, arithmetic) multiplication

Verb

כָּפַל • (kafál) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּפוּל, passive counterpart נִכְפַּל)

  1. To double, fold double, double over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּפַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כָּפַלְתִּי כָּפַלְנוּ
second כָּפַלְתָּ כָּפַלְתְּ כְּפַלְתֶּם1 כְּפַלְתֶּן1
third כָּפַל כָּפְלָה כָּפְלוּ
present כּוֹפֵל כּוֹפֶלֶת כּוֹפְלִים כּוֹפְלוֹת
future first אכפול / אֶכְפֹּל נכפול / נִכְפֹּל
second תכפול / תִּכְפֹּל תִּכְפְּלִי תִּכְפְּלוּ תכפולנה / תִּכְפֹּלְנָה2
third יכפול / יִכְפֹּל תכפול / תִּכְפֹּל יִכְפְּלוּ תכפולנה / תִּכְפֹּלְנָה2
imperative כפול / כְּפֹל כִּפְלִי כִּפְלוּ כפולנה / כְּפֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced כָּפַלְתֶּם and כָּפַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “כפל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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