וַ/יֵּאָ֥סֶף
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐
vayeasef
and was 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 49:33 · Word #11
Lexicon H622
| Lemma | אָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼâçaph |
| Strong's | H622 |
| In-context | and was gathered |
Morphology HC/VNw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H622-44
and he was gathered in
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, waw-consecutive (preterite), 3rd masculine singular. The Niphal conveys passive or reflexive sense: "to be gathered." |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Niphal with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, indicating a passive past narrative action: "and he was gathered." The addition of "in" preserves the root sense of being drawn in or collected, reflecting the core idea of אסף as gathering or bringing into a group. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אסף (gathering, collecting, assembling, drawing in, removing)
| 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 |