Strongs Number: H622
- Hebrew Word
- אָסַף
- Transliteration
- ʼâçaph
- Phonetic
- aw-saf'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to gather for any purpose; hence to {receive} take {away} that {is} remove ({destroy} leave {behind} put {up} {restore} etc.)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to gather, receive, remove, gather in
a. (Qal)
1. to gather, collect
2. to gather (an individual into company of others)
3. to bring up the rear
4. to gather and take away, remove, withdraw
b. (Niphal)
1. to assemble, be gathered
2. (pass of Qal
3. 1b
c. to be gathered to one's fathers 1b
d. to be brought in or into (association with others)
1. (pass of Qal
2. 1b
e. to be taken away, removed, perish
f. (Piel)
1. to gather (harvest)
2. to take in, receive into
3. rearguard, rearward (subst)
g. (Pual) to be gathered
h. (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {assemble} {bring} {consume} {destroy} {fetch} gather ({in} {together} up {again}) X-(idiom) {generally} get ({him}) {lose} put all {together} {receive} recover [another from {leprosy]} (be) {rereward} X-(idiom) {surely} take ({away} {into} {up}) X-(idiom) {utterly} withdraw.