Binyan Hif’il

Hif’il is the causative binyan in Hebrew. Verbs in this pattern often mean “to cause someone to do something” or

Hif’il is the causative binyan in Hebrew. In the past tense, it describes actions that the subject caused to happen

Hif’il is the causative binyan in Hebrew. In the future tense, it describes actions that the subject will cause to

  Binyan Hif’il is an active verb pattern in Hebrew that typically expresses causative action. It describes someone causing something

The infinitive in Hif’il expresses the basic idea of a causative action – like “to cause to stand,” “to inform,”

The imperative in Hif’il is used to give commands or requests in a causative sense – telling someone to cause

The verbal noun in Hif’il expresses the act or process of a causative verb as a noun – like “feeling,”

Peh‑Nun Roots in Hif’il In the Hif’il binyan, verbs whose root begins with the letter nun (נ) undergo a special

Peh‑Nun Roots in the Past Tense In the Hif’il binyan, roots that begin with nun (נ) behave differently in the

In the future tense of Hif’il, roots that begin with nun (נ) follow the same assimilation pattern seen in the