נָלָה nâlâh — to complete
Translated in the KJV as make an end.
apparently a primitive root; to complete.
nâlâh in each stem
Hiph'il
Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it
Infinitive construct 1
כַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ Isa 33:1 Infinitive construct
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
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 ›
