#8840 Piel

 a) Piel usually expresses an "intensive" or "intentional" action.

    Qal                  Piel

    he broke             he broke to pieces, he smashed
    he sent              he sent away, he expelled

 b) Sometimes the Piel introduces a new meaning to the Qal form.

    he counted           he recounted, he told
    he completed         he paid, he compensated
    he learned           he taught

 c) Piel expresses a "repeated" or "extended" action.

    he jumped            he skipped, he hopped

 d) Some intransitive verbs in Qal become transitive in Piel.

    to be strong         to strengthen, to fortify
    to become great      to make great