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אֲסֵפָה

𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄

ʼăçêphâh

H626 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אָסף to gather, collect, assemble, bring in

Definition

A coming together, gathering, or assembly of people. The noun typically refers to the state or act of assembling individuals in the same place and is used almost exclusively in adverbial constructions to indicate that persons were present 'together' or 'in a group.' It does not refer to an organized event or institution, but rather to the actual act of people being gathered—physically, in the same space—for a shared purpose or event. The term thus denotes the fact or status of collectedness rather than a discrete meeting.

Semantic Range

process of gathering people, state of being assembled, collective presence, adverbial sense of 'together' or 'as a group'

Root / Etymology

From the root אָסַף (אסף), which means 'to gather, collect, bring in, assemble.' The noun אֲסֵפָה is a feminine singular form derived from this root, expressing the result or act of gathering, particularly of people.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, אֲסֵפָה occurs rarely and almost exclusively in adverbial expressions (e.g., יַחְדָּו בַּאֲסֵפָה, 'together, in gathering'), where it modifies the action to emphasize that people are assembled collectively. It does not refer to a formal meeting (as קָהָל, 'assembly/congregation') nor does it carry the sense of an institution. Rather, it is an adverbial noun underscoring physical togetherness. This use appears in both narrative and legal contexts, especially in Exodus and Leviticus, highlighting social or communal unity at a given moment. Later translations often render אֲסֵפָה simply as 'together,' which misses the nuance of physical gathering present in the Hebrew. Its rarity and adverbial usage contrast with more common terms for congregation or assembly used elsewhere in biblical Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אָסַף; a collection of people (only adverbial); [idiom] together.

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Root Family

אסף (ʾ-s-p) — gather, collect, assemble, bring in

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H43 אֶבְיָסָף Father-has-gathered
H614 אָסִיף the ingathering
H622 אָסַף he gathered
H623 אָסָף he gathered
H624 אָסֻף in the gathered-storehouses of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H626-01 אֲסֵפָ֤ה asefah HNcfsa a-gathering gathered-together state 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H626-01 Isaiah 24:22 אֲסֵפָ֤ה asefah HNcfsa a-gathering gathered-together state
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