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

Noun

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

1. Chiefly used for forming:
   1. Intransitive adjectives
   2. Concrete and abstract nouns

Declension

Declension of קָטָל

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	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

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	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