גָּלַע gâlaʻ — to be obstinate
Translated in the KJV as meddle.
a primitive root; to be obstinate.
gâlaʻ in each stem
Hitpa'el
Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves
Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Perfect (qatal) 1
הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע Prov 17:14 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
יִתְגַּלָּֽע Prov 18:1 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
יִתְגַּלָּֽע Prov 20:3 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›