פעל

Aramaic

Verb

פעל • (transliteration needed)

1. to work

Hebrew

Root
פ־ע־ל (p-ʿ-l)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic فعل (faʕala, “to do”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

פָּעַל • (pa'al) (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		to-infinitive: לפעול / לִפְעֹל action noun: פְּעִילָה passive participle: פָּעוּל
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		Pronounced פָּעַלְתֶּם and פָּעַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• פעיל
• פעולה

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