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יָסַף

ya.saph

to add: again

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Strong’s H3254Verb212 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

he repeated27

i will repeat16

may he add15

they repeated14

you will repeat12

he will repeat9

i will add8

add6

In the text

Genesis 8:10וַיֹּסֶף
Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
Deuteronomy 1:11יֹסֵף
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
1 Samuel 3:6וַיֹּסֶף
Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
2 Samuel 2:22וַיֹּסֶף
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
Proverbs 23:35אוֹסִיף
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Isaiah 7:10וַיּוֹסֶף
Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָסַף 214 vb. add

Qal add

Niph.

1. join (intr.), join oneself to

2. be joined, added to

Hiph.

1. add

2.

a. sq. inf. add to do = do again or more

b. sq. Impf.

c. sq. Impf. asynd.

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.