Hifil

The Hiphil stem generally expresses causative action in active voice, but it can also express other kinds of verbal action depending on the context and the specific verb.  more
The unique nuance of hifil verbs is that they are causative.  Under the causative is also included the declarative sense, e.g. הִצְדִּיק to pronounce just.  Gesenius §53
Translating the hifil:

Hifil QTL forms:

Parsing Hebrew Gloss

masculine singular third person

הִקְטִיל

he caused to kill

feminine singular third person

הִקְטִילָה

she caused to kill

masculine singular second person

הִקְטַלְתָּ

you caused to kill

feminine singular second person

הִקְטַלְתְּ

you caused to kill

common singular first person

הִקְטַלְתִּי

I caused to kill

common plural third person

הִקְטִילוּ

they caused to kill

masculine plural second person

הִקְטַלְתֶּם

you caused to kill

feminine plural second person

הִקְטַלְתֶּן

you caused to kill

common plural first person

הִקְטַלְנוּ

we caused to kill

Hifil YQTL forms

Parsing Hebrew Gloss

masculine singular third person

יַקְטִיל

he will cause to kill

feminine singular third person

תַּקְטִיל

she will cause to kill

masculine singular second person

תַּקְטִיל

you will cause to kill

feminine singular second person

תַּקְטִילִי

you will cause to kill

common singular first person

אַקְטִיל

I will cause to kill

masculine plural third person

יַקְטִילוּ

they will cause to kill

feminine plural third person

תַּקְטֵלְנָה

they will cause to kill

masculine plural second person

תַּקְטִילוּ

you will cause to kill

feminine plural second person

תַּקְטֵלְנָה

you will cause to kill

common plural first person

נַקְטִיל

we will cause to kill

Hifil QTLs with conjunction

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

masculine singular third person

וְהִקְטִיל

(and) he will cause to kill

feminine singular third person

וְהִקְטִילָה

(and) she will cause to kill

masculine singular second person

וְהִקְטַלְתָּ

(and) you will cause to kill

feminine singular second person

וְהִקְטַלְתְּ

(and) you will cause to kill

common singular first person

וְהִקְטַלְתִּי

(and) I will cause to kill

common plural third person

וְהִקְטִילוּ

(and) they will cause to kill

masculine plural second person

וְהִקְטַלְתֶּם

(and) you will cause to kill

feminine plural second person

וְהִקְטַלְתֶּן

(and) you will cause to kill

common plural first person

וְהִקְטַלְנוּ

(and) we will cause to kill

Hifil YQTLs with vav-conversive

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

masculine singular third person

וַיַּקְטֵל

(and) he caused to kill

feminine singular third person

וַתַּקְטֵל

(and) she caused to kill

masculine singular second person

וַתַּקְטֵל

(and) you caused to kill

feminine singular second person

וַתַּקְטִילִי

(and) you caused to kill

common singular first person

וָאַקְטֵל

(and) I caused to kill

masculine plural third person

וַיַּקְטִילוּ

(and) they caused to kill

feminine plural third person

וַתַּקְטֵלְנָה

(and) they caused to kill

masculine plural second person

וַתַּקְטִילוּ

(and) you caused to kill

feminine plural second person

וַתַּקְטֵלְנָה

(and) you caused to kill

common plural first person

וַנַּקְטֵל

(and) we caused to kill

Hifil infinitive

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

Infinitive Construct

הַקְטִיל

cause to kill

Infinitive Absolute

הַקְטֵל

cause to kill

Hifil imperatives

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

masculine singular

הַקְטֵל

you must cause to kill

feminine singular

הַקְטִילִי

you must cause to kill

masculine plural

הַקְטִילוּ

you must cause to kill

feminine plural

הַקְטֵלְנָה

you must cause to kill

Hifil Jussives

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

masculine singular third person

יַקְטֵל

may he cause to kill

feminine singular third person

תַּקְטֵל

may she cause to kill

masculine singular second person

תַּקְטֵל

may you cause to kill

feminine singular second person

תַּקְטִילִי

may you cause to kill

masculine plural third person

יַקְטִילוּ

may they cause to kill

feminine plural third person

תַּקְטֵלְנָה

may they cause to kill

masculine plural second person

תַּקְטִילוּ

may you cause to kill

feminine plural second person

תַּקְטֵלְנָה

may you cause to kill

Hifil cohortatives

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

common singular first person

אַקְטִילָה

let me cause to kill

common plural first person

נַקְטִילָה

let us cause to kill

Hifil participles (active voice)

Parsing

Hebrew

Gloss

masculine singular

מַקְטִיל

causing to kill

feminine singular

מַקְטֶלֶת

causing to kill

masculine plural

מַקְטִילִים

causing to kill

feminine plural

מַקְטִילוֹת

causing to kill

 

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