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Hophal הָפְעַל: The Passive Causative Force of the Hophal Stem
The Hophal stem in Biblical Hebrew is divine causality carved in passive form—expressing when a subject is not simply acted upon, but made to undergo an event by external agency. As the passive counterpart to Hiphil, Hophal appears sparsely yet powerfully across poetic prophecy and judicial narrative, emphasizing theological intention behind human suffering or ritual consequence. Whether it’s the crushed servant of Isaiah 53 or the slain men of Jeremiah 41, Hophal verbs frame the subject as the product of sovereign will.… Learn Hebrew
Posted in Binyanim, Grammar, Theology
Tagged Isaiah 53:5, Jeremiah 41:7
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