אָהַל ʼâhal — to tent

pronounced aw-hal' · Strong's H167 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as pitch a tent.

a denominative from H168; to tent.

ʼâhal in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 2

וַיֶּאֱהַ֖ל Gen 13:12 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. (KJV)

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל Gen 13:18 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. (KJV)

Pi'el 1×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

יַהֵ֥ל Isa 13:20 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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