The meaning of “אָסַף”
Understanding ʼâçaph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all t...
אָסַף
assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw. - to gather for any purpose - hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:23 | “And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:” Word: אָסַף (ʼâçaph) | |
| Judges 16:23 | “Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.” Word: אָסַף (ʼâçaph) | |
| 1 Chronicles 19:7 | “So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.” Word: אָסַף (ʼâçaph) | |
| Proverbs 30:4 | “Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?” Word: אָסַף (ʼâçaph) | |
| Hosea 10:10 | “It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.” Word: אָסַף (ʼâçaph) |
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