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08833 Niphal

a) Niphal是Qal的被動 - 見 08851

   Qal                    Niphal

   他看見                 他被看見, 他現身
   他看見天使             天使被他看見

b) Niphal有時也表達反身之意 

   他護衛                 他自己護衛

c) 有些Niphal動詞也表示單純的動作

   他作戰, 他留下來, 他進入

該類型佔動詞變化的6.0%.

08833 Niphal

a) Niphal is the "passive" of Qal - see 08851

   Qal                    Niphal

   he saw                 he was seen, he appeared
   he saw the angel       the angel was seen
   he sent                he was sent
   he created             it was created

b) Niphal sometimes expresses a "reflexive" action.

   he guarded             he was guarded, also
                          he guarded himself

c) Several verbs use Niphal, although they express simple action
   and are active in English. Common examples are:

   he fought, he remained, he swore, he entered

This form accounts for 6.0% of the verbs parsed.