כפל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־פ־ל (k-p-l)
3 terms

From the root כ־פ־ל (k-p-l).

Pronunciation

  • (כֶּפֶל, kéfel):
  • (כָּפַל, kafál):
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Noun

כֶּפֶל • (kéfel) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (uncountable, arithmetic) multiplication

Verb

כָּפַל • (kafál) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּפוּל, passive counterpart נִכְפַּל)

  1. To double, fold double, double over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּפַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לכפול / לִכְפֹּל
action noun —
passive participle כָּפוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first כָּפַלְתִּי כָּפַלְנוּ
second כָּפַלְתָּ כָּפַלְתְּ כְּפַלְתֶּם1 כְּפַלְתֶּן1
third כָּפַל כָּפְלָה כָּפְלוּ
present כּוֹפֵל כּוֹפֶלֶת כּוֹפְלִים כּוֹפְלוֹת
future first אכפול / אֶכְפֹּל נכפול / נִכְפֹּל
second תכפול / תִּכְפֹּל תִּכְפְּלִי תִּכְפְּלוּ תכפולנה / תִּכְפֹּלְנָה2
third יכפול / יִכְפֹּל תכפול / תִּכְפֹּל יִכְפְּלוּ תכפולנה / תִּכְפֹּלְנָה2
imperative כפול / כְּפֹל כִּפְלִי כִּפְלוּ כפולנה / כְּפֹלְנָה2

1 Pronounced כָּפַלְתֶּם and כָּפַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “כפל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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