קָמַל qâmal — to wither
Translated in the KJV as hew down, wither.
a primitive root; to wither.
qâmal in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 2
קָמֵֽלוּ Isa 19:6 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
קָמַ֑ל Isa 33:9 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
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 ›