Verb Forms

Question 1

קָטַל

Answer 1

he killed
Qal
(simple form)
simple action

Question 2

נִקְטַל

Answer 2

he was killed/he killed himself
Niphal
(nun prefix)
passive/reflexive

Question 3

קִטֵּל

Answer 3

he slaughtered
Piel
(doubling 2nd cons.; hireq under 1st cons.)
intensive

Question 4

קֻטַּל

Answer 4

he was slaughtered
Pual
(doubling 2nd cons.; qibbuts under 1st cons.)
passive intensive

Question 5

הִקְטִיל

Answer 5

he caused to kill
Hiphil
(הִ prefix)
causative

Question 6

הָקְטַל

Answer 6

he was caused to kill
Hophal
(הָ prefix)
passive causative

Question 7

הִתְקַטֵּל

Answer 7

he killed himself/he repeatedly killed
Hithpael
(הִתְ prefix, doubling 2nd consonant)
Reflexive/Iterative/Reciprocal