Transliteration: 'âsaph

Phonetic: aw-saf'

BDB Definition:

1. to gather, receive, remove, gather in
   1. (Qal)
      1. to gather, collect
      2. to gather (an individual into company of others)
      3. to bring up the rear
      4. to gather and take away, remove, withdraw
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to assemble, be gathered
      2. (passive of Qal 1a2)
         1. to be gathered to one's fathers
         2. to be brought in or into (association with others)
      3. (passive of Qal 1a4)
         1. to be taken away, removed, perish
   3. (Piel)
      1. to gather (harvest)
      2. to take in, receive into
      3. rearguard, rearward (substantive)
   4. (Pual) to be gathered
   5. (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 140

Part(s) of speech: Verb