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פעל

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פעל

  • /paːʕal/
  • /paˈ(ʔ)al/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -al

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *paʕala (“to act”). Cognate with Arabic فَعَلَ (faʕala, “to do”) and Aramaic פעל (“to work”).

verb פָּעַל · pa'ál · לפעול · לִפְעֹל · פְּעִילָה · פָּעוּל

  1. construction pa'al to do
  2. construction pa'al to make
  3. construction pa'al to act; to work; to operate

noun פֹּעַל · pó'al

  1. misspelling defective spelling of פועל

noun פָּעַל · pa'ál

  1. pa'al conjugation

noun פִּעֵל · pi'él

  1. misspelling defective spelling of פיעל

noun פֻּעַל · pu'ál

  1. misspelling defective spelling of פועל

In English

  • verb (grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state
  • do perform, execute
  • act to do something
  • function to carry on a function
  • move to act; to take action

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"פעל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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פעל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C

Chicago

"פעל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פעל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}