Appendix:Hebrew patterns/קָטָל

Hebrew

Etymology

From *qatal-. Under the influence of the stress the /a/ in both syllables became lengthened.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qaːˈtˤaːl/, [qaːˈtˤaːl]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qɔˈtˤɔl/, [qɔːˈtˤɔːl]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈtal/

Noun

קָטָל • (katál) m (plural indefinite קְטָלִים, singular construct קְטַל־, plural construct קַטְלֵי־ or קִטְלֵי־)

Used for forming:

1. Intransitive adjectives
2. Concrete and abstract substantives

Declension

Declension of קָטָל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	קָטָל	first	קְטָלִי		קְטָלֵנוּ
	definite	הַקָּטָל	second	קְטָלְךָ	קְטָלֵךְ	קְטַלְכֶם	קְטַלְכֶן
	construct	קְטַל־	third	קְטָלוֹ	קְטָלָהּ	קְטָלָם	קְטָלָן
dual	indefinite	קטליים / קְטָלַיִם	first	קטליי / קְטָלַי		קְטָלֵינוּ
	definite	הקטליים / הַקְּטָלַיִם	second	קְטָלֶיךָ	קטלייך / קְטָלַיִךְ	קַטְלֵיכֶם	קַטְלֵיכֶן
	construct	קַטְלֵי־	third	קְטָלָיו	קְטָלֶיהָ	קַטְלֵיהֶם	קַטְלֵיהֶן
plural	indefinite	קְטָלִים	first	קטליי / קְטָלַי		קְטָלֵינוּ
	definite	הַקְּטָלִים	second	קְטָלֶיךָ	קטלייך / קְטָלַיִךְ	קַטְלֵיכֶם	קַטְלֵיכֶן
	construct	קַטְלֵי־	third	קְטָלָיו	קְטָלֶיהָ	קַטְלֵיהֶם	קַטְלֵיהֶן

Declension of קָטָל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	קָטָל	first	קְטָלִי		קְטָלֵנוּ
	definite	הַקָּטָל	second	קְטָלְךָ	קְטָלֵךְ	קְטַלְכֶם	קְטַלְכֶן
	construct	קְטַל־	third	קְטָלוֹ	קְטָלָהּ	קְטָלָם	קְטָלָן
dual	indefinite	קטליים / קְטָלַיִם	first	קטליי / קְטָלַי		קְטָלֵינוּ
	definite	הקטליים / הַקְּטָלַיִם	second	קְטָלֶיךָ	קטלייך / קְטָלַיִךְ	קִטְלֵיכֶם	קִטְלֵיכֶן
	construct	קִטְלֵי־	third	קְטָלָיו	קְטָלֶיהָ	קִטְלֵיהֶם	קִטְלֵיהֶן
plural	indefinite	קְטָלִים	first	קטליי / קְטָלַי		קְטָלֵינוּ
	definite	הַקְּטָלִים	second	קְטָלֶיךָ	קטלייך / קְטָלַיִךְ	קִטְלֵיכֶם	קִטְלֵיכֶן
	construct	קִטְלֵי־	third	קְטָלָיו	קְטָלֶיהָ	קִטְלֵיהֶם	קִטְלֵיהֶן

Usage notes

In roots ־י/ה the final yodh is almost always elided (as in the masculine singular participle of qal/pa'al verbs), and the remaining /a/ is - under the influence of the stress - lengthened and raised to /æː ~ ɛː/. Example: (שָׂדֶה (< *שָׂדָי from the root שׂ־ד־י/ה. In feminine nouns, on the other hand, the /a/ remains and is regularly lenghtened, cf. שָׁנָה‎‎‎‎‎‎. A counterexample where the final yodh is kept in this paradigm is בְּעָיָה.

See also

• קְטָלָה

References

Gesenius, Wilhelm (1910) Hebrew Grammar, page 230, §84f

Derived terms

Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטָל