קטל

See also: Appendix:Hebrew patterns

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ḳaṭal-.

Verb

קטל • (qəṭal)

  1. to kill, to murder, to slaughter

Hebrew

Root
ק־ט־ל (q-ṭ-l)
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ḳatal-. Cognate with Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

Pronunciation 1

Verb

קָטַל • (katál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to kill, to cause the death of
  2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) to kill, to completely cancel
Conjugation
Conjugation of קָטַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לקטול / לִקְטֹל
action noun קְטִילָה
passive participle קָטוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first קָטַלְתִּי קָטַלְנוּ
second קָטַלְתָּ קָטַלְתְּ קְטַלְתֶּם1 קְטַלְתֶּן1
third קָטַל קָטְלָה קָטְלוּ
present קוֹטֵל קוֹטֶלֶת קוֹטְלִים קוֹטְלוֹת
future first אקטול / אֶקְטֹל נקטול / נִקְטֹל
second תקטול / תִּקְטֹל תִּקְטְלִי תִּקְטְלוּ תקטולנה / תִּקְטֹלְנָה2
third יקטול / יִקְטֹל תקטול / תִּקְטֹל יִקְטְלוּ תקטולנה / תִּקְטֹלְנָה2
imperative קטול / קְטֹל קִטְלִי קִטְלוּ קטולנה / קְטֹלְנָה2

1 Pronounced קָטַלְתֶּם and קָטַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Pronunciation 2

Noun

קֶטֶל • (kételm (no plural forms, singular construct קֶטֶל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Killing, the act of killing.
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Pronunciation 3

Verb

קִטֵּל • (kitél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of קיטל.

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Anagrams