1. The first kind is when the corresponding qal stem is intransitive, as in qam, from which comes huqam. Its meaning is the same as that of the pu‘al stem—namely, that it indicates an action performed upon it by another.

2. The second kind is when the corresponding qal stem is transitive; in that case this stem receives the action by means of an intermediary. For example, “hokhrat minḥah va-neseḵ” (Joel 2:14). Here there are three participants: the locust, the vine, and the offering. The locust is the one that cuts off; the vine is cut off; and as a result the offering is cut off. And all the remaining rules governing the hof‘al stem are the same as those governing its counterpart, the geminated pu‘al, as I have explained in its proper place.