Numbers 20:26:8Num.20.26.W8TAB
יֵאָסֵ֖ף
yeasef
“shall be gathered”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-SEF
- Extended
- yeh-ah-SEF
- IPA
- /jeːʔaˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall 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
va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF
- clause
va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF u-MET SHAM
- sentence
ve-haf-SHET ET-a-ha-RON ET-be-ga-DAV ve-hil-bash-TAM ET-el-a-ZAR be-NO va-a-ha-RON ye-a-SEF u-MET SHAM
Exegesis
The sequence veAharon ye'asef umet {וְאַהֲרֹן יֵאָסֵף וּמֵת} merges the Niphal imperfect ye'asef {יֵאָסֵף | yē’āsēp̄} ‘will be gathered’—a death euphemism—and the Qal perfect umet {וּמֵת | umēt} ‘will die’, completing the narrative progression.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Samekh, Pe
“gather, collect”
In context — Numbers 20:26
And you shall strip Aaron of his garments and clothe them upon Eleazar his son. Then Aaron will be gathered and will die there .
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 20:26, so the Hebrew word יֵאָסֵ֖ף (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 Num.20.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.26.W8.S1) and character.