יֹ֭סִיף
𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤐
yosif
adds
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.
H3254
Proverbs 19:4 · Word #2
Lexicon H3254
| Lemma | יָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | yâçaph |
| Strong's | H3254 |
| In-context | adds |
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 further
| Root | יסף (y-s-p) |
| Core Meanings | addition, increase, augmentation, continuation, repetition |
| Semantic Range | to add, increase, augment, continue, repeat, do again, prolong, exceed, intensify |
| Conceptual Significance | יסף frequently expresses the idea of continuation or increase—whether of blessing, judgment, speech, or action. It can mark divine augmentation (e.g., adding days, multiplying blessing) or renewed human action, emphasizing the dynamic unfolding or intensification of events in the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil (causative) imperfect 3rd masculine singular of יסף. The Hiphil stem often conveys causing or bringing about addition, and in context can function idiomatically to mean "continue" or "do again." |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating that "he" will cause addition or bring about increase. "He will add further" preserves the causative nuance of the Hiphil stem while retaining the core root sense of adding or increasing, and clearly reflects the 3ms subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יסף (addition, increase, augmentation, continuation, repetition)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H460-01 |
eleyasaf | El-Has-Added |
H3254-01 |
haosif | Shall I continue to add? |
H3254-02 |
hosafeta | you have caused to add |
H3254-03 |
hosif | he caused to increase |
H3254-04 |
lehosif | to cause to add further |
H3130-01 |
leyosef | to Yosef ("He-adds") |
H3254-05 |
nosaf | he was added |
H3254-06 |
nosafot | they were added |
H3254-07 |
osef | an addition |
H3254-08 |
osif | I will add further |
H3254-09 |
tosaf | may you cause to add |
H3254-10 |
tosef | you shall cause to add further |
H3254-11 |
tosefe | you will cause to add further |
H3254-12 |
tosif | you (masculine singular) will cause to add / she will cause to add |
H3254-13 |
tosifi | you (feminine) will add further |
H3254-14 |
tosifu | you men will add further |
H3254-15 |
tosifun | you men will continue to add |
H3130-02 |
uleyosef | and to Yosef (“He Adds”) |
H3254-16 |
vatosef | and she added on |
H3254-17 |
vayosef | and he added |
H3254-18 |
vayosifu | and they added on |
H3254-19 |
vehosafeti | and I will cause to add |
H3254-20 |
venosaf | and he was added |
H3254-21 |
venosefah | and she was added |
H3254-22 |
veosifah | and let me add further |
H3254-23 |
veyasaf | and he added |
H3254-24 |
veyasafeta | and you shall add |
H3254-25 |
veyasafeti | and I will add |
H3254-26 |
veyasefah | and she added |
H3254-27 |
veyasefu | and they continued to add |
H3130-03 |
veyosef | and He-Adds |
H3254-28 |
veyosif | and he will add |
H3254-29 |
veyosifu | and they will cause to increase |
H3254-30 |
yasaf | he added on |
H3254-31 |
yasafenu | we have added on |
H3254-32 |
yasafeta | you have added |
H3254-33 |
yasafu | they added further |
H3254-34 |
yasefah | she added |
H3254-35 |
yasefu | they added |
H3130-04 |
yosef | He-Will-Add |
H3254-36 |
yosefim | those who keep adding |
H3254-38 |
yosifu | they will add on |
H3254-39 |
yosifun | may they cause to add on |
H3254-40 |
yvsf | one who adds |
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 |