לְ/הֹסִ֥יף
𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤐
lehosif
to add
a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.
2 Chronicles 28:13 · Word #14
Lexicon H3254
| Lemma | יָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | yâçaph |
| Strong's | H3254 |
| In-context | to add |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H3254-04
to cause to add further
| Root | יסף (y-s-p) |
| Core Meanings | addition, increase, continuation, augmentation, repetition |
| Semantic Range | to add, to increase, to continue, to do again, to exceed, to prolong, to augment, to go on further |
| Conceptual Significance | יסף often marks continuation or intensification in covenant contexts—whether increasing blessing, compounding sin, or continuing speech or action. It underscores the dynamic nature of growth or escalation, highlighting either divine abundance or the compounding consequences of human behavior. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed ל; verbal stem is causative (Hiphil), no gender or number marked in the infinitive form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root יסף conveys the idea of adding, increasing, or continuing. In the Hiphil stem it carries a causative nuance, "to cause to add" or "to make increase." The prefixed ל marks the infinitive construct, so the rendering "to cause to add further" preserves both the causative force of Hiphil and the ongoing/additive sense inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יסף (addition, increase, continuation, augmentation, repetition)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3084-01 |
bihosef | in-YHWH-adds |
H460-01 |
eleyasaf | El-Has-Added |
H3254-01 |
haosif | Shall I continue to add? |
Word Usage (210 occurrences of H3254)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:2 | וַ/תֹּ֣סֶף | vatosef | and she added |
| Genesis 4:12 | תֹסֵ֥ף | tosef | will continue |
| Genesis 8:10 | וַ/יֹּ֛סֶף | vayosef | and again |