2 Samuel 17:11:42 Sam.17.11.W4TAB
יֵאָסֵ֨ף
yeasef
“to be gathered”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-SEF
- Extended
- yee-ah-SEEF
- IPA
- /jeː.ʔaːˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-a-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL
- clause
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV
- sentence
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute hē’assôp {הֵ֠אָסֹף | hē-’as-sôp} ‘to gather (intensive)’ affirms certainty, followed by the niphal imperfect yē’āsēp {יֵאָסֵ֨ף | yē-’ā-sêp} ‘he will be gathered’, marking passive voice.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–samekh–pe
“to gather, collect”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:11
For I have advised that all Israel be assembled to you—from Dan even to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore for a multitude; and you yourself shall go into battle.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word יֵאָסֵ֨ף (yeasef) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.17.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W4.S1) and character.