וַ/יַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅
ʼâçaph
and they gathered
To gather, collect, bring together; by extension, to assemble people or things, to receive into one's keeping, to take away or remove, sometimes with the sense of withdrawing or ending. The verb applies to the collection of items such as crops, the assembly of persons, and removal (including the death of persons, i.e., 'to be gathered to one's ancestors'). Its usage encompasses both physical and metaphorical senses, including collecting harvest, assembling groups, taking in, removing, or even causing someone or something to cease (as in death or destruction).
2 Samuel 21:13 · Word #10
Lexicon H622
| Lemma | אָסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼâçaph |
| Strong's | H622 |
| Definition | To gather, collect, bring together; by extension, to assemble people or things, to receive into one's keeping, to take away or remove, sometimes with the sense of withdrawing or ending. The verb applies to the collection of items such as crops, the assembly of persons, and removal (including the death of persons, i.e., 'to be gathered to one's ancestors'). Its usage encompasses both physical and metaphorical senses, including collecting harvest, assembling groups, taking in, removing, or even causing someone or something to cease (as in death or destruction). |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they gathered |
SIBI-P1 Translation H622-43
and they gathered
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense "to gather/collect." The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine plural conveys a past narrative action performed by them, hence "and they gathered." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they gathered
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'and they gathered' is consistent with the context of collecting remains; no adjustment necessary. |