פעל

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Aramaic

Verb

פעל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to work

Hebrew

Root
פ־ע־ל (p-ʿ-l)

Pronunciation

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Verb

פָּעַל • (pa'al) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to do
  2. to make
  3. to act; to work; to operate

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּעַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּעַלְתִּי פָּעַלְנוּ
second פָּעַלְתָּ פָּעַלְתְּ פְּעַלְתֶּם1 פְּעַלְתֶּן1
third פָּעַל פָּעֲלָה פָּעֲלוּ
present פּוֹעֵל פּוֹעֶלֶת פּוֹעֲלִים פּוֹעֲלוֹת
future first אֶפְעַל נִפְעַל
second תִּפְעַל תִּפְעֲלִי תִּפְעֲלוּ תִּפְעַלְנָה2
third יִפְעַל תִּפְעַל יִפְעֲלוּ תִּפְעַלְנָה2
imperative פְּעַל פַּעֲלִי פַּעֲלוּ פְּעַלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּעַלְתֶּם and פָּעַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

Noun

פֹּעַל • (po'ál) m

  1. defective spelling of פועל

Noun

פָּעַל • (pa'al) m

  1. (grammar) pa'al conjugation

Noun

פִּעֵל • (pi'el) m

  1. defective spelling of פיעל

Noun

פֻּעַל • (pu'al) m

  1. defective spelling of פועל
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