יָסַף (H3254) — Hebrew Lexicon

יָסַף

𐤉𐤎𐤐

yâçaph

H3254 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To add, increase, or do something further; primarily signifies the action of adding to or augmenting a previous amount, quantity, or action, including the continuation or repetition of an action. Used either concretely (to literally add or increase a number or amount) or abstractly (to repeat, do again, continue, persevere).

Semantic Range

to add, to increase, to do again, to continue, to repeat, to augment, to proceed further, to give more, to gather more, to prolong, to yield more, to join further, to persist

Root / Etymology

From the root יסף (y-s-f), which fundamentally means 'to add' or 'to increase.' The verb יָסַף is a Qal stem verb that carries the basic action of 'adding' or 'increasing,' but can also mean 'to continue' or 'to repeat,' especially in idiomatic or adverbial constructions.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יָסַף occurs frequently throughout the Hebrew Bible, especially in narrative and prophetic texts. Its most basic sense involves addition — whether of people, things, qualities, or actions. Notably, in idiomatic constructions (often with infinitive or imperfect verbs), it means 'to do again' or 'to continue doing,' as in 'he continued to speak' or 'he spoke again.' In some contexts, the implication is not simply repetition but persistence or intensification. In poetic and prophetic usage, it may convey ongoing increase or escalation in either positive or negative circumstances. English translation often fails to convey its full force, especially in expressing ongoing or repeated action. The root יסף appears in several forms, including noun יֹסֵף (Joseph), a personal name meaning 'He adds.'

Translation Consistency

primary "add" 41 occurrences

The dominant and most natural English rendering across occurrences is 'add'/'added', reflecting the primary sense of increasing or augmenting. 'Add' also comfortably covers related senses (do again, give more, continue/augment) in idiomatic English (e.g., 'add more,' 'add again,' 'add to'), and is more common and natural than alternatives like 'continue' or 'increase.' Using 'add' ensures consistency and clarity for all forms of H3254.

Alternatives (9 occurrences):

"he-adds" (5x) "again" (2x) "also joins" (1x) "continue" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

יסף (Vfesi) — to add, to increase, to continue

Root יסף to add, to increase, to continue, to do again

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H2058	וׇפְסִי	Increaser
H3084	יְהוֹסֵף	in Yehoseph
H3131	יוֹסִפְיָה	Yahweh adds
H3255	יְסַף	she was added

Word Forms

42 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3254-39`	יּוֹסִ֨יף	yosif	`HVhi3ms`	will add	he will cause to add	he will cause to add	35
`H3254-17`	וַ/יּ֨וֹסֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he added	and he added further	and he added further	29
`H3254-08`	אוֹסִ֣יף	osif	`HVhi1cs`	I will add	I will add	I will add	19
`H3254-12`	תּוֹסִֽיף	tosif	`HVhi2ms`	you shall add	she will add	it will add	13
`H3254-18`	וַ/יֹּסִ֤יפוּ	vayosifu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they added	and they caused to add	and they caused to add	11
`H3254-37`	יוֹסֵף֩	yosef	`HVhj3ms`	he shall add	He-adds	He-adds	11
`H3254-40`	יוֹסִ֤יפוּ	yosifu	`HVhi3mp`	they will add	they will add further	they will add further	9
`H3254-23`	וְ/יָסַ֤ף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	then he shall add	and he added	and he shall add	6
`H3254-31`	יָסַ֨ף	yasaf	`HVqp3ms`	he added	he added	he added	6
`H3254-13`	תוֹסִ֥יפִי	tosifi	`HVhi2fs`	longer	you will cause to add	you will add	5
`H3254-16`	וַ/תּ֥וֹסֶף	vatosef	`HC/Vhw3fs`	and she added	and she caused to add	and she caused to add	5
`H3254-04`	לְ/הֹסִ֥יף	lehosif	`HR/Vhc`	to increase	to cause to add	to cause to add	4
`H3254-10`	תּ֗וֹסֶף	tosef	`HVhj2ms`	add	may she cause to add	you shall add	4
`H3254-14`	תֹסִ֗פוּ	tosifu	`HVhi2mp`	add-bring	you (masculine plural) will cause to add	you will add	4
`H3254-15`	תֹסִפ֗וּ/ן	tosifun	`HVhi2mp/Sn`	longer shall you	you will add further	you will add further	4
`H3254-19`	וְ/הֹסַפְתִּ֣י	vehosafeti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and-I-will-add	and I will add	and I will add	4
`H3254-36`	יָסְפ֣וּ	yasefu	`HVqp3cp`	they continued	they added	they continued	4
`H3254-07`	אֹסֵ֗ף	osef	`HVhi1cs`	I will add	I will cause to add	I will cause to add	3
`H3254-20`	וְ/נוֹסַ֤ף	venosaf	`HC/VNq3ms`	and will be added	and was added	and he also joins	3
`H3254-28`	וְ/יוֹסֵ֣ף	veyosef	`HC/Vhj3ms`	and he will increase	and Yoseph	and he will add	3
`H3254-33`	יָסַ֕פְתָּ	yasafeta	`HVqp2ms`	you have increased	you added	you added	3
`H3254-01`	הַ/אוֹסִ֗יף	haosif	`HTi/Vhi1cs`	Shall I again	I will add further	shall I again	2
`H3254-25`	וְ/יָסַפְתִּי֙	veyasafeti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	I will multiply	and I will add	and I will add	2
`H3254-26`	וְ/יָ֨סְפָ֜ה	veyasefah	`HC/Vqp3fs`	And the surviving remnant	and she added	and she will add	2
`H3254-27`	וְ/יָסְפ֣וּ	veyasefu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall add	and they added	and they shall add	2
`H3254-02`	הוֹסַ֤פְתָּ	hosafeta	`HVhp2ms`	you have added	you have caused increase	you have added	1
`H3254-03`	הֹסִ֥יף	hosif	`HVhp3ms`	did add	he added	he added	1
`H3254-05`	נוֹסַ֧ף	nosaf	`HVNp3ms`	were added	was added	were added	1
`H3254-06`	נוֹסָפ֑וֹת	nosafot	`HVNrfpa`	more	being added	being added	1
`H3254-09`	תּוֹסַֽף	tosaf	`HVhj2ms`	stir it up	may you cause to add	may you add	1
`H3254-11`	תּ֥וֹסְףְּ	tosefe	`HVhj2ms`	add	may you add	add	1
`H3254-21`	וְ/נֽוֹסְפָה֙	venosefah	`HC/VNq3fs`	then it will be added	and she was added	and it will be added	1
`H3254-22`	וְ/אֹסִ֥פָה	veosifah	`HC/Vhh1cs`	and-I-would-have-added	and let me cause to add	and I would have added	1
`H3254-24`	וְ/יָסַפְתָּ֨	veyasafeta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	then you shall add	and you will add	and you will add	1
`H3254-29`	וְ/יוֹסִ֥יף	veyosif	`HC/Vhi3ms`		and he will add further	and it will add further	1
`H3254-30`	וְ/יוֹסִ֥יפוּ	veyosifu	`HC/Vhi3mp`	and will be added	and they will add	and they will add	1
`H3254-32`	יָסַ֤פְנוּ	yasafenu	`HVqp1cp`	we have added	we added	we added	1
`H3254-34`	יָסָֽפוּ	yasafu	`HVqp3cp`	did they repeat	they added	they added	1
`H3254-35`	יָסְפָ֥ה	yasefah	`HVqp3fs`	return	she added	she added	1
`H3254-38`	יֹסְפִ֣ים	yosefim	`HVqrmpa`	we-continue	those who add	we continue	1
`H3254-41`	יוֹסִפ֔וּ/ן	yosifun	`HVhj3mp/Sn`	may they add	may they cause to increase	may they add	1
`H3254-42`	יוסף	yvsf	`HVqrmsa`	longer	one who adds	add	1

Occurrences in Scripture

210 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3254-16`	Genesis 4:2	וַ/תֹּ֣סֶף	vatosef	`HC/Vhw3fs`	and she added	and she caused to add	and she caused to add
`H3254-10`	Genesis 4:12	תֹסֵ֥ף	tosef	`HVhj3fs`	will continue	may she cause to add	will she continue to add
`H3254-17`	Genesis 8:10	וַ/יֹּ֛סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and again	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-35`	Genesis 8:12	יָסְפָ֥ה	yasefah	`HVqp3fs`	return	she added	she added
`H3254-08`	Genesis 8:21	אֹ֠סִף	osif	`HVhi1cs`	will I add/continue	I will add	I will add
`H3254-08`	Genesis 8:21	אֹסִ֥ף	osif-2	`HVhi1cs`	will I add/continue	I will add	I will add
`H3254-17`	Genesis 18:29	וַ/יֹּ֨סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he added	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-17`	Genesis 25:1	וַ/יֹּ֧סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	took again	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-37`	Genesis 30:24	יֹסֵ֧ף	yosef-2	`HVhi3ms`	may He add	He-adds	may he add
`H3254-18`	Genesis 37:5	וַ/יּוֹסִ֥פוּ	vayosifu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	they added	and they caused to add	and they added
`H3254-18`	Genesis 37:8	וַ/יּוֹסִ֤פוּ	vayosifu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	and they added	and they caused to add	and they added
`H3254-16`	Genesis 38:5	וַ/תֹּ֤סֶף	vatosef	`HC/Vhw3fs`	and she added	and she caused to add	and she caused to add
`H3254-31`	Genesis 38:26	יָסַ֥ף	yasaf	`HVqp3ms`	he added	he added	he added
`H3254-15`	Genesis 44:23	תֹסִפ֖וּ/ן	tosifun	`HVhi2mp/Sn`	you shall ... again	you will add further	you will add further
`H3254-20`	Exodus 1:10	וְ/נוֹסַ֤ף	venosaf	`HC/VNq3ms`	they also join	and was added	and he also joins
`H3254-15`	Exodus 5:7	תֹאסִפ֞וּ/ן	tosifun	`HVhi2mp/Sn`	longer shall you	you will add further	you will add further
`H3254-37`	Exodus 8:25	יֹסֵ֤ף	yosef	`HVhj3ms`	again	He-adds	again
`H3254-15`	Exodus 9:28	תֹסִפ֖וּ/ן	tosifun	`HVhi2mp/Sn`	shall you continue	you will add further	you will add further
`H3254-17`	Exodus 9:34	וַ/יֹּ֣סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	he sinned yet more	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-10`	Exodus 10:28	תֹּ֨סֶף֙	tosef	`HVhj2ms`	you add	may she cause to add	may you add
`H3254-08`	Exodus 10:29	אֹסִ֥ף	osif	`HVhi1cs`	I will add	I will add	I will add
`H3254-12`	Exodus 11:6	תֹסִֽף	tosif	`HVhi3fs`	will be added	she will add	it will add
`H3254-14`	Exodus 14:13	תֹסִ֛יפוּ	tosifu	`HVhi2mp`	you will add	you (masculine plural) will cause to add	you will add
`H3254-37`	Leviticus 5:16	יוֹסֵ֣ף	yosef	`HVhj3ms`	he shall add	He-adds	He-adds
`H3254-37`	Leviticus 5:24	יֹסֵ֣ף	yosef	`HVhj3ms`	he shall add	He-adds	He-adds
`H3254-04`	Leviticus 19:25	לְ/הוֹסִ֥יף	lehosif	`HR/Vhc`	to increase	to cause to add	to cause to add
`H3254-23`	Leviticus 22:14	וְ/יָסַ֤ף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	then he shall add	and he added	and he shall add
`H3254-25`	Leviticus 26:18	וְ/יָסַפְתִּי֙	veyasafeti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	then I will add	and I will add	and I will add
`H3254-25`	Leviticus 26:21	וְ/יָסַפְתִּ֤י	veyasafeti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	I will multiply	and I will add	and I will add
`H3254-23`	Leviticus 27:13	וְ/יָסַ֥ף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	then he shall add	and he added	and he shall add
`H3254-23`	Leviticus 27:15	וְ֠/יָסַף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	then he shall add	and he added	and he shall add
`H3254-23`	Leviticus 27:19	וְ֠/יָסַף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	then he shall add	and he added	and he shall add
`H3254-23`	Leviticus 27:27	וְ/יָסַ֥ף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and he shall add	and he added	and he added
`H3254-37`	Leviticus 27:31	יֹסֵ֥ף	yosef	`HVhi3ms`	he shall add	He-adds	He-adds
`H3254-37`	Numbers 5:7	יֹסֵ֣ף	yosef	`HVhi3ms`	he-shall-add	He-adds	He-adds
`H3254-34`	Numbers 11:25	יָסָֽפוּ	yasafu	`HVqp3cp`	did they repeat	they added	they added
`H3254-17`	Numbers 22:15	וַ/יֹּ֥סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he added	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-37`	Numbers 22:19	יֹּסֵ֥ף	yosef	`HVhi3ms`	will add	He-adds	He-adds
`H3254-17`	Numbers 22:25	וַ/יֹּ֖סֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he continued	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-17`	Numbers 22:26	וַ/יּ֥וֹסֶף	vayosef	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and went further	and he added further	and he added further
`H3254-23`	Numbers 32:15	וְ/יָסַ֣ף	veyasaf	`HC/Vqq3ms`	he will again	and he added	and it will again
`H3254-20`	Numbers 36:3	וְ/נוֹסַ֕ף	venosaf	`HC/VNq3ms`	and will be added	and was added	and will be added
`H3254-21`	Numbers 36:4	וְ/נֽוֹסְפָה֙	venosefah	`HC/VNq3fs`	then it will be added	and she was added	and it will be added
`H3254-37`	Deuteronomy 1:11	יֹסֵ֧ף	yosef	`HVhj3ms`	may He add	He-adds	may He add
`H3254-10`	Deuteronomy 3:26	תּ֗וֹסֶף	tosef	`HVhj2ms`	add	may she cause to add	add
`H3254-14`	Deuteronomy 4:2	תֹסִ֗פוּ	tosifu	`HVhi2mp`	you shall add	you (masculine plural) will cause to add	you will add
`H3254-31`	Deuteronomy 5:22	יָסָ֑ף	yasaf	`HVqp3ms`	he added	he added	he added
`H3254-38`	Deuteronomy 5:25	יֹסְפִ֣ים	yosefim	`HVqrmpa`	we-continue	those who add	we continue
`H3254-10`	Deuteronomy 13:1	תֹסֵ֣ף	tosef	`HVhi2ms`	you shall add	may she cause to add	you shall add
`H3254-40`	Deuteronomy 13:12	יוֹסִ֣פוּ	yosifu	`HVhi3mp`	they shall add	they will add further	they will add further

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