וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐
vayeesof
and he drew
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 #6
Lexicon H622
| Lemma | אָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼâçaph |
| Strong's | H622 |
| In-context | and he drew |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| 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 H622-45
and he gathered in
| Root | אסף (ʾ-s-p̄) |
| Core Meanings | gathering, collecting, assembling, drawing in, removing |
| Semantic Range | to gather, collect, assemble people, bring in harvest, draw in troops, receive, take away, remove, withdraw, be gathered to one’s people (die) |
| Conceptual Significance | אסף often marks decisive moments of gathering—whether harvest, assembly, or the gathering of a person to their ancestors in death. It conveys movement from dispersion to unity, reflecting themes of restoration, judgment, or transition within Israel’s covenant story. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ (waw consecutive) + Qal wayyiqtol imperfect 3ms of אסף. The wayyiqtol form advances past narrative action: "and he gathered." Active voice, masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root אסף centers on the act of gathering or drawing things together. The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action performed by a single male subject, hence "and he gathered in," preserving both the root sense of collecting and the masculine singular verbal form. |
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 |
H623-02 |
asaf | he gathered in |
H622-01 |
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 |