אסף

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
  • to-infinitive: לאסוף / לֶאֱסֹף
  • action noun: אֲסִיפָה
  • passive participle: אָסוּף
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָסַפְתִּיאָסַפְנוּ
second אָסַפְתָּאָסַפְתְּאֲסַפְתֶּם1אֲסַפְתֶּן1
third אָסַףאָסְפָהאָסְפוּ
present אוֹסֵףאוֹסֶפֶתאוֹסְפִיםאוֹסְפוֹת
future first אאסוף / אֶאֱסֹףנאסוף / נֶאֱסֹף
second תאסוף / תֶּאֱסֹףתֶּאֶסְפִיתֶּאֶסְפוּתאסופנה / תֶּאֱסֹפְנָה2
third יאסוף / יֶאֱסֹףתאסוף / תֶּאֱסֹףיֶאֶסְפוּתאסופנה / תֶּאֱסֹפְנָה2
imperative אסוף / אֱסֹףאִסְפִיאִסְפוּאסופנה / 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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