625. oseph
Strong's Lexicon
oseph: Gathering, collection

Original Word: אֹסֵף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: oseph
Pronunciation: oh-SEF
Phonetic Spelling: (o'-sef)
Definition: Gathering, collection
Meaning: a collection

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָסַף (asaph), meaning "to gather" or "to collect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4863 (συνάγω, sunago) - to gather together, to collect

- G1996 (ἐπισυναγωγή, episunagoge) - a gathering together, an assembly

Usage: The Hebrew word "oseph" primarily refers to the act of gathering or collecting. It is often used in contexts related to the harvest, where crops are gathered from the fields. The term can also be applied metaphorically to the gathering of people or the collection of items.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and the economy. The harvest season was a time of great importance, as it determined the community's sustenance and prosperity. The act of gathering, or "oseph," was not only a physical task but also held spiritual significance, as it was seen as a time of blessing and provision from God. Festivals such as the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16) celebrated the successful collection of crops and were times of communal joy and thanksgiving.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from asaph
Definition
a gathering
NASB Translation
gathering (1), gathers (1), pickers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֹ֫סֶף noun masculineIsaiah 32:10 gathering (on formation compare BaNB 109) of summer fruit אָסְמֵּיקַֿיִץ Micah 7:1; compare absolute אֹסֶף Isaiah 32:10; הֶחָסִיל ׳א gathering of the locust, i.e. as the locust devours, destroys Isaiah 33:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gathering

From 'acaph; a collection (of fruits) -- gathering.

see HEBREW 'acaph

Forms and Transliterations
אֹ֖סֶף אסף כְּאָסְפֵּי־ כאספי־ ’ō·sep̄ ’ōsep̄ kə’āsəpê- kə·’ā·sə·pê- keasepei Osef
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 32:10
HEB: כָּלָ֣ה בָצִ֔יר אֹ֖סֶף בְּלִ֥י יָבֽוֹא׃
NAS: is ended, [And] the [fruit] gathering will not come.
KJV: shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
INT: is ended the vintage the gathering will not come

Isaiah 33:4
HEB: וְאֻסַּ֣ף שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם אֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק
NAS: [as] the caterpillar gathers; As locusts
KJV: shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpiller:
INT: is gathered your spoil gathers the caterpillar rushing

Micah 7:1
HEB: כִּ֤י הָיִ֙יתִי֙ כְּאָסְפֵּי־ קַ֔יִץ כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת
NAS: Like the fruit pickers, like the grape
KJV: Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits,
INT: For I am pickers the fruit gatherers

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 625
3 Occurrences


kə·’ā·sə·pê- — 1 Occ.
’ō·sep̄ — 2 Occ.
















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