יָסַף (yâçaph) — Add

Hebrew word study: יָסַף (yâçaph), Strong's H3254. to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

HebrewStrong's H3254
Quick definition
Hebrew word
יָסַף (yâçaph)
Pronounced: yaw-saf'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3254 is tagged on 212 words in 208 verses across 32 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:2 and last appears in Zephaniah 3:11.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he repeated ×22I will repeat ×15may he add ×14you will repeat ×12and they repeated ×9he will repeat ×8it will repeat ×6and he increased ×5and he will add ×5he repeated ×5they repeated ×5they will repeat ×5

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיֹּסֶף ×21יֹסִיף ×14יוֹסִיף ×13אוֹסִיף ×10וַיֹּסִפוּ ×7וַיּוֹסֶף ×7יֹסֵף ×7וְיָסַף ×6יָסַף ×5יוֹסִף ×5

Books where it appears most

Isaiah ×201 Samuel ×17Deuteronomy ×15Genesis ×142 Samuel ×14Proverbs ×14Judges ×13Leviticus ×11

Verses (first 25 of 208)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H460 אֶלְיָסָף (ʼElyâçâph), H2058 וׇפְסִי (Vophçîy), H3130 יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph), H3131 יוֹסִפְיָה (Yôwçiphyâh), H3255 יְסַף (yᵉçaph).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does yâçaph (H3254) mean?

To add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing).

How is H3254 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3254 as: add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield..

How often does יָסַף (yâçaph) appear?

Strong's H3254 is tagged on 212 words in 208 verses across 32 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:2 and last appears in Zephaniah 3:11.