You are right and may think of the hiphil structure as a root
augmented by the two personal pronouns HI)-HI), one prefixed and one
infixed, one for the instigator of the act and one for the
beneficiary of the act.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Feb 5, 2009, at 6:59 PM, LM Barre wrote:
You cannot translate the hiphil form into English.
It doesn't *mean* anything.
This is wrong. qatil (hiphil) means "to cause to kill."