לֹא תֹסִפוּ עָלָיו וְלֹא תִגְרְעוּ מִמֶּנּוּ
To add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) · to scrape off; by implication, to shave , remove , lessen , withhold
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יָסַף H3254 to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
גָּרַע H1639 to scrape off; by implication, to shave , remove , lessen , withhold
What does לֹא תֹסִפוּ עָלָיו וְלֹא תִגְרְעוּ מִמֶּנּוּ (lo tosifu alav velo tigru mimenu) mean in the Bible?
יָסַף · גָּרַע is a Hebrew word meaning "Do not add to it and do not subtract from it — the canonical completeness seal".
Full entry for לֹא תֹסִפוּ עָלָיו וְלֹא תִגְרְעוּ מִמֶּנּוּ (H3254, H1639) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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