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.. _stem_qal_passive:

Stem Qal Passive
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Summary
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The Qal Passive is a passive form of the Qal stem. It looks similar to
(and is sometimes identified as) the Pual or the Hophal stem.

Article
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The Qal Passive form is a
:ref:`stem formation<stem>` in Biblical Hebrew that expresses :ref:`simple<stem-action-simple>` action in
:ref:`passive<stem-voice-passive>` voice. There is some debate among scholars concerning all the
:ref:`verbs<verb>`
that are parsed as Qal Passive, because they could also be identified as
either a
:ref:`Pual<stem_pual>`
or a
:ref:`Hophal<stem_hophal>`.
This distinction is not important for meaning or translation.

.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 6:1 –– alternatively identified as Pual

  וּבָנ֖וֹת **יֻלְּד֥וּ** לָהֶֽם׃
  uvanoth **yulledu** lahem
  and-daughters **were-born** to-them
  and daughters **were born** to them

.. csv-table:: Example: JDG 6:28 –– alternatively identified as Pual

  וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו כֹּרָ֑תָה
  weha'asherah 'asher-'alayw **korathah**
  and-the-Asherah that\_beside-it **was-cut-down**
  and the Asherah that was beside it **was cut down**