H3664 H3664
Gather, collect (Qal); assemble people purposefully (Piel); wrap or bundle oneself up (Hitpael)
A late Hebrew verb for gathering and collecting, cognate with Aramaic kənas and the familiar term 'knesset' (assembly). In its basic Qal form, it covers collecting stones (Eccl 3:5), amassing wealth (Eccl 2:8), and gathering provisions for Levites (Neh 12:44). The Piel intensifies this into deliberate divine assembly—God gathers the outcasts of Israel (Ps 147:2) and assembles nations for judgment (Ezek 22:21). A lone Hitpael in Isaiah 28:20 shifts strikingly to wrapping oneself up, as a bed too short forces one to bundle tight—where French and German leave the form untranslated, hinting at its rarity.
3. wrap oneself (Hitpael) — To wrap or bundle oneself up (Hitpael reflexive), a unique usage in Isaiah 28:20 where a blanket too narrow forces one to 'gather oneself' tightly. English 'to wrap oneself' and Spanish 'para envolverse' capture the reflexive self-covering action. The semantic leap from 'gather' to 'wrap' parallels how collecting into a bundle naturally extends to enveloping the body. 1×
AR["عَنِ-الِالْتِفَافِ"]·ben["জড়ো-করার-সময়ে"]·DE["[כהתכנס]"]·EN["to-wrap-oneself"]·FR["[כהתכנס]"]·heb["כ-התכנס"]·HI["लपेटने-से"]·ID["untuk-menyelimuti"]·IT["[כהתכנס]"]·jav["saking-anggenipun-mbuntel"]·KO["에-싸기에"]·PT["de-se-envolver"]·RU["чтобы-завернуться"]·ES["para-envolverse"]·SW["kujifunga"]·TR["sarilmak-icin"]·urd["لپیٹنے-سے"]
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Senses
1. gather, collect (Qal) — To gather or collect things or people (Qal), a general-purpose term for bringing together. David gathered resident aliens for stonework (1 Chr 22:2), Esther called the Jews to gather and fast (Esth 4:16), and God gathers ocean waters like a heap (Ps 33:7). Spanish 'Reuní/Reunió' and French 'rassembler' both convey straightforward collection. Ecclesiastes uses it twice for amassing wealth and gathering stones. 7×
AR["اجْمَعْ","الجَمْعِ","جَمَعْتُ","لِ-يَجمَعوا","لِجَمْعِ","لِيَجْمَعَ","يَجْمَعُ"]·ben["একত্র-করতে","এবং-সঞ্চয়-করতে","জড়ো-করতে","জড়ো-করেন","জমা-করতে","জমা-করলাম","সংগ্রহ-করো"]·DE["[ולכנוס]","[כנוס]","[כנסתי]","[לכנוס]","gathering"]·EN["I-gathered","and-to-collect","gather","gathering","to-gather"]·FR["[כנוס]","[לכנוס]","comme-rassembler","et-rassembler","rassembler"]·heb["ו-ל-כנוס","כונס","כנוס","כנסתי","ל-כנוס"]·HI["इकट्ठा-कर","इकट्ठा-करने-का","इकट्ठा-करने-को","इकट्ठे-करने-के-लिए","और-जमा-करने-का","मैंने-इकट्ठा-किया","वह-इकट्ठा-करता-है"]·ID["Aku-mengumpulkan","dan-menimbun","kumpulkan","untuk-mengumpulkan"]·IT["Io-gathered","[כנוס]","[לכנוס]","a-gather","e-per-e-a-collect","raccolse"]·jav["Ngempulaken","kangge-ngempalaken","kanggé-nglempakaken","kula-ngempalaken","lan-kangge-nglempakaken","lempakna","nglempakaken"]·KO["그리고-쌍기를","로-모으기-위하여","모았다","모으기-위한","모으기-위해","모으라","모으시니"]·PT["Ajuntando","Ajuntei","e-para-recolher","para-ajuntar","para-recolher","para-reunir","reúne"]·RU["Собрал-я","и-накапливать,","собери","собирать","собирающий","собрать","чтобы-собирать"]·ES["Reunió","Reuní","para-recoger","para-reunir","reúne","y-para-juntar"]·SW["Anakusanya","Nilikusanya","kukusanya","kusanya","kuwakusanya","na-kurundika","wa-kukusanya"]·TR["Toplayan","topla","topladim","toplamak-icin","toplamak-için","ve-yigmak-icin"]·urd["اور-اکٹھا-کرنے","جمع-کر","جمع-کرنے","جمع-کرنے-والا","جمع-کرنے-کا","جمع-کرنے-کو","جمع-کیا"]
2. assemble, gather intensively (Piel) — To assemble or gather with deliberate, intensive purpose (Piel), often with God as subject. The LORD builds up Jerusalem and gathers Israel's scattered exiles (Ps 147:2), and He assembles nations into the furnace of judgment (Ezek 22:21, 39:28). Spanish 'reunirá/juntaré' and German 'er sammelt' reflect this purposeful divine ingathering, distinguishing it from the more neutral Qal collection. 3×
AR["وَأَجْمَعُكُمْ","وَجَمَعْتُهُمْ","يَجْمَعُ"]·ben["আর-জড়ো-করেছি","এবং-জড়ো-করব-আমি","সংগ্রহ-করেন"]·DE["[וכנסתי]","[וכנסתים]","er-sammelt"]·EN["and-I-gathered-them","and-I-will-assemble","he-gathers"]·FR["et-rassembler","rassembler"]·heb["ו-כינסתי","ו-כינסתים","יכנס"]·HI["और-इकट्ठा-करूँगा-मैं","और-मैंने-इकट्ठा-किया-उन्हें","वह-इकट्ठा-करता-है"]·ID["Ia-mengumpulkan","dan-Aku-akan-menghimpunkan","dan-Aku-mengumpulkan-mereka"]·IT["[וכנסתי]","[וכנסתים]","raccolse"]·jav["Lan-Kawula-badhe-ngempalaken","Panjenenganipun-ngempalaken","lan-Ingsun-ngempalaken"]·KO["그가-모으신다","그리고-모으겠다-그들을","그리고-모으리라"]·PT["E-ajuntarei","e-ajuntá-los-ei","reúne"]·RU["и-соберу","и-собрал-их","собирает"]·ES["Y-os-juntaré","reunirá","y-los-reuní"]·SW["Na-nitawakusanya","anakusanya","nikawakusanya"]·TR["toplayan","ve-bir-araya-getireceğim","ve-topladığımda-onları"]·urd["اور-جمع-کروں-گا","اور-جمع-کیا-اُنہیں","وہ-جمع-کرتا-ہے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [כָּנַס] vb. gather, collect (NH id. brought in; Aramaic כְּנַס (v. כנשׁ); Ethiopic ከነሰ in der. conj. assemble for worship, etc.; Arabic كَنَسَ is sweep, sweep away, destroy)— Qal (late) Pf. 1 s. כָּנַסְתִּי Ec 2:8; Imv. כְּנוֹס Est 4:16; Inf. cstr. 1 Ch 22:2 + 3 times; Pt. כֹּנֵס ψ 33:7;—gather people 1 Ch 22:2 Est 4:16; כ׳ כַּנֵּד מֵי הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵן בְּאוֹצָרוֹת תְּהוֹמוֹת ψ 33:7 (read…