יֹסֵ֣ף
𐤉𐤎𐤐
yosef
he-shall-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.
Numbers 5:7 · Word #11
Lexicon H3254
| Lemma | יָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | yâçaph |
| Strong's | H3254 |
| In-context | he-shall-add |
Morphology HVhi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3254-37
He-Will-Add (masculine singular proper name)
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular (HNp), formed from the Hiphil imperfect 3ms of יסף ("he will add/increase"). The name grammatically reflects a causative action attributed to a masculine subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | יוֹסֵף (Yosef) derives from the Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of יסף, meaning "he will cause to add" or "he will add." As a masculine singular proper noun (HNp), the rendering preserves both the causative verbal sense and the third-person masculine singular form embedded in the name. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יסף (add, increase, augment, continue, do again, exceed)
| 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 |