יָסַף214 H3254
To add, increase; to continue, do again; in Nifal: be added, join oneself to
One of Hebrew's most versatile verbs, yasaf serves double duty as both a quantitative term ('add more,' 'increase') and an auxiliary of repetition ('do again,' 'continue'). When God promises never again to flood the earth (Gen 8:21), yasaf carries the force of 'not repeat.' When Leviticus prescribes adding a fifth to a restitution payment (Lev 5:16), the same root means arithmetic increase. Cognate Aramaic awsif and Arabic zada confirm the additive core, while the auxiliary usage — unparalleled in many target languages — often requires paraphrase. The Nifal passive rounds out the paradigm with senses of being gathered or joined.
5. continued, did again (Qal) — Simple Qal stem forms expressing continuation or repetition without causative force: 'she did not return again' (Gen 8:12), 'he knew her no more' (Gen 38:26). German fuhr-er-fort ('he continued') and the aspectual framing in French continua mark this as a lighter, non-causative counterpart to the Hifil auxiliary sense. 12×
AR["تَعُدْ","عادَ","عَادُوا","عُدْنَا","يَعودوا","يَعُد","يَعُدْ","يَعُودُوا"]·ben["(চালিয়ে-গেলেন)","আবার","আবার-করলেন","আর","আর-করল","আর-করলেন","তারা-আর-যোগ-করল","তিনি-আর","থামল।","ফিরে-এল","যোগ-করলেন","যোগ-করি-আমরা"]·DE["continued","continuing","fuhr-er-fort","fuhr-sie-fort","sie-continued","tat-sie-continue","wieder"]·EN["again","continued","continuing","did-they-continue","he-continued","they-continued"]·FR["continua","continued","continuing","encore","fit-ils-continue","il-continua","il-continued","ils-continued"]·heb["(יסף)","הוסיף","יוספים","יסף","יספה","יספו"]·HI["(जअरि-रख)","किया-फिर","जारी-रखा","जारी-रखें","जोड़ा","फ़िर-लौता","फिर","फिर-किया","फिर-कीया","यासपू"]·ID["(melanjutkan)","-lagi","ia-menambah","lagi","lagi-ia-kembali","lagi-mereka","melanjutkan","mereka-berhenti","mereka-terus","terus"]·IT["continued","continuing","continuò","di-nuovo","egli-continued","egli-continuò","essi-continued","essi-continuò","fece-essi-continua"]·jav["(nerasaken)","lajeng","nambah","nambahi","nerusakén","nglajengaken","piyambakipun-kendel","piyambakipun-nambahi","piyambakipun-nerasaken","wangsul"]·KO["계속하여","계속했다","그치지-않았다","다시했다","더하다","더하리라","더했다"]·PT["acrescentou","cessaram","continuaram","continuarmos","continuou","tornou"]·RU["вернулась-она","добавили","продолжал","продолжали","продолжил","продолжим"]·ES["K(continuó)","añadieron","añadió","continuaron:","seguimos","volvieron","volvió"]·SW["akaendelea","aliendelea","endelea","hakuendelea","tutaendelea","wakaongeza"]·TR["(devam-etti)","devam-edersek","devam-etti","devam-ettiler"]·urd["(جاری-رکھا)","آگے-بڑھیں","بڑھا","جاری-رکھا","رکے","لوٹی-وہ","لوٹے","لگایا","ملا-مزید","پھر","پھر-آئے","پھر-اٹھیا"]
Gen 8:12, Gen 38:26, Num 11:25, Deut 5:25, Judg 8:28, Judg 13:21, 1 Sam 7:13, 1 Sam 15:35, 1 Sam 27:4, 2 Sam 2:28, 2 Kgs 6:23, 2 Kgs 24:7
▼ 6 more senses below
Senses
1. add, increase (Hifil) — The Hifil causative expresses adding quantity, increasing a measure, or augmenting — as in Leviticus's penalty formulas where one 'shall add a fifth' (Lev 5:16; 27:31). Spanish añadir/aumentar and French ajouter confirm the straightforward additive meaning. Arabic zada (increase) and aḍafa (add) both cover this core quantitative sense. 62×
AR["تَزيدُ","تَزِيدُ","يَزيدُ","يَزِيدُ","يُضيفُ","يُضَافُ"]·ben["আরও-করুন","বাড়ায়","বৃদ্ধি-করে","যুক্ত-করবে","যোগ-করুক","যোগ-করুন","যোগ-করে"]·DE["er-soll-hinzufuegen","fuegte-hinzu","moege-He-add","moege-add","moege-er-add"]·EN["adds","he-adds","he-shall-add","increases","may-He-add","may-add","may-he-add","prolongs","she-increases"]·FR["ajouter","il-devra-ajouter","peut-Il-ajoute","peut-ajoute","peut-il-ajoute","puisse-il-ajouter"]·heb["הוסיף","יוסיף","תוסיף"]·HI["और-करे","जोड़ता-है","जोड़े","जोड़ेगा","बढ़ाए","बढ़ाएगी","बढ़ाता-है","बढ़ाती-है","योसीफ","वह-बढ़ाए"]·ID["akan-menambah","biarlah-Dia-menambah","biarlah-Ia-menambah","ia menambahkan","ia-akan-menambahkan","ia-menambah","kiranya-Dia-menambah","kiranya-menambah","kiranya-menambahkan","menambah","menambahkan"]·IT["aggiungere","egli-dovra-aggiungere","possa-He-aggiungi","possa-aggiungi","possa-egli-aggiungi","potere-egli-add"]·jav["badhé-nambah","mugi-nambahi","nambah","nambahi","piyambak-ipun-nambahi","piyambakipun-nambahi"]·KO["그가-더한다","더하기를","더하느니라","더하라","더하시기-를","더하시기를","더하시리라","더하실-것이다","더한다","더할지니라"]·PT["acrescenta","acrescentará","acrescente","aumenta"]·RU["да-добавит","добавит","прибавит","прибавляет","пусть-добавит","пусть-прибавит","умножает"]·ES["aumenta","añada","añade","añadirá","me-añada"]·SW["akuongezee","anaongeza","aongeze","ataongeza","ataongezea","azidi","huongeza","inaongeza","kama","unaongeza"]·TR["arttirir","artırır","ekler","eklesin","ekleyecek"]·urd["اور-بڑھائے","بڑھائے","بڑھاتا-ہے","بڑھاتی-ہے","ملائے","وہ بڑھاتا ہے","کرے"]
2. continue, do again (Hifil) — As an auxiliary verb in the Hifil, yasaf means 'to continue' or 'to do again,' governing an infinitive or implied action. In Exodus 8:29 Pharaoh must 'not continue to deceive,' and Genesis 8:21 records God's resolve 'not again to curse the ground.' Korean da-si (again) and Swahili kuendelea (continue) show how languages must choose between repetition and continuation framings for this single Hebrew construction. 62×
AR["أَعودَ","أَعودُ","أُضيفُ","أُضِيفُ","تَزِيدِينَ","تَعُودِي","تَعُودِينَ","يَعودُ","يَعُودَ","يَعُودُ","يَعُودُونَ","يُضِيفُ"]·ben["আবার-করবেন","আবার-নির্ভর-করবে","আমি-অব্যাহত-রাখব","আমি-আবার-খুঁজব","আর-করব","আর-করবে","আর-পার-হবে-না","আর-যোগ-করব","চালিয়ে-যাবে","তারা-আর-করবে","তুমি-আর-করবে","তুমি-আর-হবে","যোগ-করব","যোগ-করবেন","যোগ-করুক"]·DE["fuegte-hinzu","hinzufuegen","ich-wird-continue","sie-soll-continue","wird-continue"]·EN["He-will-continue","I-will-add","I-will-continue","again","they-shall-continue","will-add","will-again","will-continue","will-you-again","you-will-continue"]·FR["ajouter","fera-continue","ils-devra-continue","je-sera-continue"]·heb["אוסיף","יוסיף","יוסיפו","תוסיפי"]·HI["आगे","करेंगे","करेंगे-फिर","जारी-रखूँगा","जारी-रखूंगा","जारी-रखेंगे","जारी-रखेगी-तू","जोड़ूँगा","जोड़ेगा","तू-जारी-रखेगी","तू-फिर-से","फिर-से","वह-फिर-से"]·ID["Aku-akan-menambah","Aku-akan-terus","akan-Aku-teruskan","akan-lagi","akan-melakukan-lagi","akan-melanjutkan","akan-terus","aku-akan-menambah","kamu-akan-terus","lagi","lagi-akan-Aku","menambah","menambahkan","meneruskan"]·IT["aggiungere","essi-dovra-continue","essi-dovrà-continua","fara-continue","io-volere-continue"]·jav["Kawula-badhe-nerasaken","Kawula-nerusaken","Kula-nglajengaken","Panjenenganipun-terus","badhe-nambahi","badhé-mlebet","badhé-nambahi","badhé-nglajengaken","badhé-terus","bakal-nglajengaken","kawula-badé-terus","nglajengaken","panjenengan-badhé-teras","panjenengan-terus"]·KO["계속하리라","그-가-계속하시리라","내가-더하여","더하겠다","더하리라","더하리라-그들이","더하시리라","더하지","더할-것이다"]·PT["continuarei","continuará","continuarás","continuarão"]·RU["будет-впредь","будет-продолжать","будешь-впредь","будешь-продолжать","буду-продолжать","будут-продолжать","продолжит","продолжишь","продолжу"]·ES["añadirá","añadiré","continuará","continuarán","continuarás","continuaré","seguiré","volverá","volverán","volverás"]·SW["ataendelea","ataongeza","endelea","endelea-kuwapenda","hataendelea","hatawaangalia","hawataendelea","hutendelea","kuendelea","nitaendelea","taendelea","utaendelea"]·TR["devam-edecek","devam-edecekler","devam-edeceksin","devam-edeceğim","devam-etmeyeceksin","ekleyeceğim"]·urd["تو-آئندہ-میں","جاری-رکھوں-گا","جاری-رکھے-گا","جاری-رکھے-گی","جاری-رکھےگا","داخل-ہو-گا-پھر","شامل-ہوں-گے","وہ-پھر-کریں","پھر","پھر-جاؤں-گا","پھر-کبھی-گزرے-گا","پھر-کریں-گے","کروں-گا-مزید"]
Gen 8:21, Gen 8:21, Gen 44:23, Exod 5:7, Exod 8:29, Exod 9:28, Exod 10:29, Exod 11:6, Deut 3:26, Deut 13:11, Deut 17:16, Deut 19:20 (+38 more)
3. and added, and continued (Hifil consecutive) — The waw-consecutive Hifil imperfect (wayyosef) narrates sequential addition or continuation in past tense: 'and she again bore' (Gen 4:2), 'and he waited yet another seven days' (Gen 8:10). This narrative form dominates in Genesis and the Former Prophets. Spanish Y-añadió and Y-continuó split what Hebrew unifies, revealing the dual semantic load this single conjugation carries. 46×
AR["وَ-أَضافَ","وَ-أَضَافَ","وَ-عادَ","وَ-عَادَ"]·ben["আর-উত্তর-দিল","আর-যোগ-করলেন","এবং-আবার","এবং-আবার-করল","এবং-আরও-করলেন","এবং-আরো-করল","এবং-আরো-করলেন","এবং-চালিয়ে-গেল","এবং-যোগ-করল","এবং-যোগ-করলেন","এবং-সে-আবার","ও-যোগ-করলেন"]·DE["und-added","und-continued","und-er-added","und-fuegte-hinzu","und-hinzufuegen","und-wieder"]·EN["and-added","and-again","and-continued","and-he-added","and-he-continued"]·FR["et-ajouta","et-ajouter","et-continued","et-encore","et-il-ajouta"]·heb["ו-הוסיף","ו-הוסיפו","ו-יוסף"]·HI["और-आगे-किया","और-जारी-रखा","और-जोड़ा","और-जोध","और-फिर","और-फिर-किया"]·ID["Dan-kembali-lagi","Dan-kembali-lah-mereka","Dan-melanjutkan","Dan-melanjutkanlah","Dan-menambahkan","dan-kembali","dan-melanjutkan","dan-menambah","dan-menambahkan","dan-menjawab-lagi"]·IT["e-aggiungere","e-aggiunse","e-continued","e-di-nuovo","e-egli-aggiunse"]·jav["Lan-nambahi","Lan-nerusaken","Lan-nglajengaken","Lan-piyambakipun-malih","lan-nambahi","lan-nerasaken","lan-nglajengaken"]·KO["그리고-계속하였다","그리고-계속했다","그리고-더하니라","그리고-더하였다","그리고-더했다","그리고-또하다","더하셨도다"]·PT["E-acrescentou","E-continuaram","E-continuou","e-continuou","¶ E-continuou"]·RU["И-продолжали","И-продолжили","и-продолжил"]·ES["Y-añadió","Y-continuó","Y-volvieron","Y-volvió","y-agregó","y-volvió"]·SW["Na-akaendelea","Na-akaongeza","na-akaendelea","na-akaongeza","na-aliendelea","na-wakaendelea"]·TR["Ve-devam-etti","Ve-devam-ettiler","Ve-ekledi","ve-devam-etti","ve-devam-ettiler","ve-eklediler"]·urd["اور-بڑھایا","اور-جاری رکھا","اور-جاری-رکھا","اور-دوبارہ","اور-پھر","اور-پھر-کیا"]
4. shall add, shall continue (Qal conjunctive perfect) — The Qal weqatal (conjunctive perfect) projects addition or continuation into the future or conditional realm: 'and I will add' or 'and they shall continue.' Leviticus 26:18 warns 'I will continue to punish you sevenfold,' while Leviticus 27:13-15 prescribes 'and he shall add a fifth.' The tense-aspect shift from narrative past to predictive future distinguishes this from sense 3. 13×
AR["تُضِيفُ","فَ-أَزِيدُ","فَ-يُضَافُ","فَيَزِيدُ","وَ-تُضِيفُ","وَ-يَزِيدُ","وَ-يُضَافُ","وَتُضِيفُ","وَيُتَابِعُ","وَيُضِيفُ"]·ben["এবং-আরো-করবে","এবং-তুমি-যোগ-করবে","এবং-যুক্ত-করব","এবং-যুক্ত-করবে","এবং-যোগ-করবে","এবং-যোগ-করবেন","ও-বৃদ্ধি-করবে","ও-বৃদ্ধি-পাবে"]·DE["und-du-soll-hinzufuegen","und-er-soll-hinzufuegen","und-er-wird-hinzufuegen","und-es-wird-add","und-hinzufuegen","und-ich-wird-continue","und-ich-wird-hinzufuegen","und-soll-continue"]·EN["And-shall-add","And-shall-increase","and-I-will-add","and-I-will-continue","and-he-shall-add","and-he-will-add","and-it-will-add","and-shall-continue","and-you-shall-add"]·FR["et-ajouter","et-cela-fera-ajoute","et-devra-continue","et-il-devra-ajouter","et-il-fera-ajouter","et-je-fera-ajouter","et-je-fera-continue","et-tu-devra-ajouter"]·heb["ו-הוסיף","ו-יוסיפו","ו-יספה","ו-יספת"]·HI["और-जारी-रखेंगे","और-जोड़े","और-जोड़ेगा","और-जोड़ेगी","और-डालेगी","और-फिर","और-बढ़ाएंगे","और-मैं जारी रखूंगा"]·ID["Dan-akan-menambah","Dan-bertambah","Dan-melanjutkan","dan-ia-akan-menambah","dan-menambah","maka-Aku-akan-menambah","maka-harus-dia-menambahkan","maka-ia-akan-menambah","maka-tambahkanlah","seperlima","seperlimanya"]·IT["e-aggiungere","e-dovra-continue","e-egli-dovra-aggiungere","e-egli-fara-aggiungere","e-esso-vorrà-aggiungi","e-io-fara-aggiungere","e-io-fara-continue","e-tu-dovra-aggiungere"]·jav["lan-Panjenenganipun-badhé-nambahi","lan-nambah","lan-nambahi","lan-nglajengaken","lan-panjenengan-nambah","mila-Kawula-nambah","mila-nambah"]·KO["그리고-그가-더하시니라","그리고-나는-더할것이다","그리고-더하겠다","그리고-더하리라","그리고-더할-것이다","그리고-더할-것이다-그는","그리고-더할지니라"]·PT["E-acrescentarão","E-continuará","e-acrescentarei","e-acrescentará","e-acrescentarás","§ E-continuarão"]·RU["И-продолжат","И-умножат","и-добавит","и-добавлю","и-прибавит","и-прибавишь","и-продолжу"]·ES["Y-aumentarán","Y-añadirá","Y-continuarán","entonces-añadirá","entonces-añadiré","y-añadirá","y-añadirás","y-volverá"]·SW["Na-itaongeza","Na-wataongezeka","na-ataendelea","na-ataongeza","na-nitaendelea","na-nitaongeza","na-utaongeza","na-wataendelea","na-wataongeza"]·TR["Ve-artacaklar","Ve-eklenecek","ve-devam-edecekler","ve-eklenecek","ve-ekleyecek","ve-ekleyeceksin","ve-ekleyeceğim"]·urd["اور-بڑھاؤں-گا","اور-بڑھائے","اور-بڑھیں-گے","اور-مزید-بولیں","اور-ملائے","اور-وہ-پھر","اور-پھیلے-گی","اور-کرے-گی","تو-تُو-بڑھائے"]
6. increased, added (Qal/Hifil perfect active) — Qal and Hifil perfect active forms denoting completed acts of quantitative increase: 'You have increased the nation' (Isa 26:15), 'they added sin upon sin' (1 Sam 12:19). Spanish aumentaste ('you increased') and the perfect aspect distinguish these from ongoing or future addition, focusing on the accomplished result. 9×
AR["أَضَفْتَ","أَضَفْنَا","زَادَ","زِدتَ","زِدْتَ","وَازْدَدْتُ","يُضِفْ"]·ben["আমরা-যুক্ত-করেছি","এবং-যোগ-করলাম","এবং-যোগ-করেছি","তিনি-যোগ-করলেন","বাড়িয়েছ","বৃদ্ধি-করেছ","বৃদ্ধি-করেছেন","যোগ-করেছেন"]·DE["Er-fuegte-hinzu","du-added","hinzufuegen","und-fuegte-hinzu","wir-added"]·EN["He-added","You-have-increased","and-I-increased","has-added","we-added","you-added","you-exceeded"]·FR["Il-ajouta","ajouter","et-ajouter","nous-ajouta","tu-ajouta"]·heb["הוֹסַפְתָּ","הוסיף","ו-הוספתי","יסף","יספנו","יספת"]·HI["और-जोड़ी-है","और-मैंने-बढ़ाया","जोड़ा","जोड़ा-हमने","जोड़ा-है","तूने-बढ़ाया","बढ़ाई-है-तूने","बढ़ाया-तूने"]·ID["Engkau-menambahkan","dan-bertambah","dan-menambah","engkau-melebihi","kami-telah-menambahkan","kamu-melebihi","menambahkan"]·IT["Egli-aggiunse","aggiungere","e-aggiungere","noi-aggiunse","tu-aggiunse"]·jav["Panjenengan-sampun-nambahi","kita-nambahi","lan-kula-nambahi","lan-nambahi","nambahi","panjenengan-nambahi","sampéyan-nglangkungi"]·KO["그리고-더하였다","네가-더했다","더하셨다","더하셨으니","더했다","더했다-우리가"]·PT["Acrescentaste","Superaste","acrescentamos","acrescentaste","acrescentou","e-acrescentei","superaste"]·RU["добавили-мы","и-приумножился","и-умножил","превзошёл","превзошёл-ты","прибавил","умножил-Ты"]·ES["Aumentaste","aumentaste","añadimos","añadiste","añadió","y-aumenté"]·SW["Umeongeza","ameongeza","kuongeza","na-nikaongezeka","na-nimeongeza","tumeongeza","umeongeza","umezidi"]·TR["Cogalttin","aştın","cogalttin","ekledi","ekledik","ekledin","ve-arttim","ve-arttirdim"]·urd["آگے-بڑھا","اور-بڑھتا-گیا","اور-شامل-کیا","بڑھاتا-ہے","بڑھایا-تو-نے","تو-نے-بڑھایا","تُو-نے-بڑھایا","ہم-نے-بڑھایا"]
7. was added, be joined (Nifal) — The Nifal passive-reflexive: 'be added to,' 'be joined,' 'be increased.' In Exodus 1:10 Pharaoh fears the Israelites will 'be added to our enemies,' and Numbers 36:3-4 legislates inheritance that might 'be added to' another tribe. Arabic inḍamma ('join oneself') and the passive yuzadu ('be increased') map neatly onto this stem's dual passive and reflexive possibilities. 6×
AR["أُضِيفَ","إِضَافَاتٍ","وَ-يَنْضَمُّ","وَ-يُزادُ","وَيُزَادُ"]·ben["আরও","এবং-যোগ-হবে","এবং-যোগ-হয়","ও-যুক্ত-হবে","যোগ-হল"]·DE["hinzufuegen","und-er-sich-anschliessen","und-fuegte-hinzu","und-wird-sein-fuegte-hinzu"]·EN["additions","and-he-join","and-will-be-added","was-added","yet-increases"]·FR["ajouter","et-ajouter","et-fera-être-ajouta","et-il-joindre"]·heb["ו-הוסיף","ו-נוסף","נוסף","נוספות"]·HI["और-अधिक","और-जोड़ा-जाएगा","और-बढ़ता-है","और-मिल-जाये","जोड़े-गए","तो-जोड़ा-जाएगा"]·ID["dan-bergabung","dan-ditambah","dan-ditambahkan","ditambahkan","tambahan"]·IT["aggiungere","e-aggiungere","e-egli-unire","e-fara-essere-aggiunse"]·jav["dipun-tambahi","lan-dipuntambah","lan-gabung","lan-nambah","sanget"]·KO["그리고-더해진다","그리고-합류할-것이다","더할-것들을","더해졌다"]·PT["acréscimos","e-junte-se","e-será-acrescentada","e-é-acrescentado","foi-acrescentado"]·RU["добавлено","и-прибавится","и-прибавляется","и-присоединится","прибавление"]·ES["añadidos","fueron-añadidas","y-es-añadido","y-se-añada","y-será-añadida"]·SW["iliongezwa","na-anaongezeka","na-utaongezwa","na-wataungana","zaidi"]·TR["eklendi","ekler","ve-eklenecek","ve-eklenen","ve-katılır"]·urd["اور-بڑھتا-ہے","اور-بڑھے-گی","اور-مل-جائے","شامل-ہوئیں","مزید"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יָסַף214 vb. add (NH id., Hiph.; Aramaic Aph. אוֹסִיף, ܐܰܘܣܶܦ; Ph. יסף; MI29 יספתי, 1:21 לספת; Sab. וסף Hom ZMG 1892, 530; Assyrian esêpu dub. (eṣêpu Dl)— †Qal Pf. יָסַף Gn 38:26 +; יָֽסְפָה Gn 8:12; וְיָֽסְפָה consec. 2 K 19:30 = Is 37:31; יָסַ֫פְתָּ Is 26:15; 2 Ch 9:6; וְיָסַפְתָּ֫ Dt 19:9, etc.; Imv. סְפוּ Is 29:1; Je 7:21; + Inf. cstr. לָסֶ֫פֶת for MT לִסְפּוֹת Nu 32:14; Is 30:1 (Ges§ 69. 2.…