08818 Hiphil

a) Hiphil usually expresses the "causative" action of Qal - see 08851

   Qal                Hiphil

   he ate             he caused to eat, he fed
   he came            he caused to come, he brought
   he reigned         he made king, he crowned

b) Hiphil is often used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives.

   Noun or Adjective  Hiphil

   ear                to listen (lend an ear)
   far                to remove oneself, put far away

c) Some "simple" verbs are found in Hiphil.

   to cast, to destroy, to get up early, to explain, to tell

The form accounts for 13.3% of the verbs parsed.