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.. _stem_pilel:

Stem Pilel
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Summary
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The Pilel is a rare stem formation that is similar to the Piel and
expresses the same range of meanings.

Article
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The Pilel :ref:`stem<stem>` is a variation of the :ref:`Piel<stem_piel>`
and has potential to express the same range of verbal action. It is the
same stem formation as the
:ref:`Palel<stem_palel>`,
only with a variant vowel pattern. The Pilel stem is formed from the Piel
stem by repeating the 3rd radical, thus making a verb that can appear to
have 4 consonants. It is an extremely :ref:`rare stem formation<stem-uncommon>` in Biblical
Hebrew.

.. include:: includes/consult_dictionary.txt

In the following example, כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י has two prefixed elements:
כִּ is a bound preposition, and מְ is the participle prefix.

.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 21:16

  כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁת
  **kimtahawe** qesheth
  **like-shooting** bow
  **about** the distance of a bow\ **shot** away