וְ/נֶאֶסְפוּ
𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅
veneesefu
were gathered
a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); 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.
Genesis 29:3 · Word #1
Lexicon H622
| Lemma | אָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼâçaph |
| Strong's | H622 |
| In-context | were gathered |
Morphology HC/VNp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H622-61
and they were gathered together
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + Niphal perfect 3cp of אסף. Niphal stem conveys passive or reflexive nuance ("were gathered" or "gathered themselves"). The plural ending -וּ marks third person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Niphal perfect 3rd person common plural with prefixed conjunction, indicating a passive or reflexive action completed in the past: "and they were gathered." The rendering preserves the core root sense of assembling or collecting while accurately reflecting the plural subject and passive stem. |
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Words from Root אסף (gathering, collecting, assembling, removing, withdrawing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H623-01 |
asaf | he gathered in |
H622-01 |
asaf | he gathered in |
H622-02 |
asafeta | you have gathered in |
Word Usage (202 occurrences of H622)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:21 | וְ/אָסַפְתָּ֖ | veasafeta | and gather |
| Genesis 25:8 | וַ/יֵּאָ֖סֶף | vayeasef | and was gathered |
| Genesis 25:17 | וַ/יֵּאָ֖סֶף | vayeasef | and was gathered |