The Hithpael form is commonly understood to be the reflective stem which returns the action back to the subject. This stem is commonly distinguished by the hith-prefix (הִתְ) and the doubling of the second root radical. Gen. 3:8 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ אֶת־ק֙וֹל יְהוָֹ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים בַּגָּ֖ן לְר֣וּחַ הַיּ֑וֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֙א הָֽאָדָ֜ם וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ מִפְּנֵי֙ יְהוָֹ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּת֖וֹךְ עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃ “And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking back and forth in the garden