#8833 Niphal

 a) Niphal is the "passive" of Qal - see H8851

    Qal                    Niphal

    he saw                 he was seen, he appeared
    he saw the angel       the angel was seen
    he sent                he was sent
    he created             it was created

 b) Niphal sometimes expresses a "reflexive" action.

    he guarded             he was guarded, also
                           he guarded himself

 c) Several verbs use Niphal, although they express simple action
    and are active in English. Common examples are:

    he fought, he remained, he swore, he entered

 This form accounts for 6.0% of the verbs parsed.