אסף

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Hebrew

Root
א־ס־ף (ʾ-s-p)

Pronunciation

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Verb

אָסַף • (asáf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶאֱסַף)

  1. (transitive) To gather, to collect: to bring a group of things together.
    הילדים אספו את כל המשחקים והחזירו אותם לתוך התיבה.
    hay'ladím as'fú ét kól-hamiskhakím v'hekhzíru otám l'tókh hateivá.
    The children gathered all the games and put them back in the box.
  2. (transitive) To take, to gather to oneself.
    הוא אסף אותה בזרועותיו.
    hú asáf otá biz'ro'otáv.
    He took her in his arms.
  3. (transitive) To pick up, to collect: to meet someone, and drive or lead them away.
    באיזו שעה אתם אוספים אותו?
    b'éizo sha'á atém os'fím otó?
    At what time are you supposed to pick him up?
  4. (transitive) To collect, to accumulate a collection of.
    נערים רבים נהנים לאסוף בולי דואר.
    n'arím rabím nehením le'esóf buléi-dó'ar.
    Many young people enjoy collecting postage stamps.

Conjugation

Conjugation of אָסַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָסַפְתִּי אָסַפְנוּ
second אָסַפְתָּ אָסַפְתְּ אֲסַפְתֶּם1 אֲסַפְתֶּן1
third אָסַף אָסְפָה אָסְפוּ
present אוֹסֵף אוֹסֶפֶת אוֹסְפִים אוֹסְפוֹת
future first אאסוף / אֶאֱסֹף נאסוף / נֶאֱסֹף
second תאסוף / תֶּאֱסֹף תֶּאֶסְפִי תֶּאֶסְפוּ תאסופנה / תֶּאֱסֹפְנָה2
third יאסוף / יֶאֱסֹף תאסוף / תֶּאֱסֹף יֶאֶסְפוּ תאסופנה / תֶּאֱסֹפְנָה2
imperative אסוף / אֱסֹף אִסְפִי אִסְפוּ אסופנה / אֱסֹפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced אָסַפְתֶּם and אָסַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Noun

אֹסֶף • (ósef) m

  1. defective spelling of אוֹסֶף.

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Proper noun

אָסָף • (asáf) m

  1. a male given name, Asaf

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