08840 Piel

a) Piel usually expresses an "intensive" or "intentional" action.

   Qal                  Piel

   he broke             he broke to pieces, he smashed
   he sent              he sent away, he expelled

b) Sometimes the Piel introduces a new meaning to the Qal form.

   he counted           he recounted, he told
   he completed         he paid, he compensated
   he learned           he taught

c) Piel expresses a "repeated" or "extended" action.

   he jumped            he skipped, he hopped

d) Some intransitive verbs in Qal become transitive in Piel.

   to be strong         to strengthen, to fortify
   to become great      to make great