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Index

a) the 4th binyan: the reflexive conjugation hitpa’el
b) past tense of Hebrew pa’al – forms
c) past tense of the binyan pi’el
d) past tense of the binyan hif’il
e) past tense of the binyan hitpa’el

hitpa’el is the reflexive conjugation (eg lehitnahel to conduct oneself). The word hitpa’el means: he admired.

Certainly you have heard the word lehitra’ot – to see each other. It is used as see you, bye bye.

Other hitpa’el-verbs – as the word mistader – to cope don’t suggest a reflexive signification in their English counterpart. From it derives the noun histadrut, which is the denotation of the labor union.

hitpa’el-verbs in present tense:

singularplural
to…male femalemalefemaleinfinitive
see (each other)מתראהמתראהמתראיםמתראותלהתראות
mitra’ehmitra’ahmitra’immitra’otlehitra’ot
watchמסתכלמסתכלתמסתכליםמסתכלותלהסתכל
mistakelmistakeletmistaklimmistaklotlehistakel
cope, get along מסתדרמסתדרתמסתדריםמסתדרותלהסתדר
mistadermistaderetmistadrimmistadrotlehistader
useמשתמשמשתמשתמשתמשיםמשתמשותלהשתמש
mishtameshmishtameshetmishtamshimmishtamshotlehishtamesh
intend, meanמתכווןמתכוונתמתכווניםמתכוונותלהתכוון
mitkavenmitkavenetmitkavnimmitkavnotlehitkaven