Hebrew · H622, H5971

אָסַף אֶל־עַמָּיו

To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive , take away , i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

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אָסַףH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive , take away , i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

Pronunciationasaph

Gather and remove are semantic poles; death/destruction often means God's gathering away of life.

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עַםH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

Pronunciationam

Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.

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What does אָסַף אֶל־עַמָּיו (asaf el-ammav) mean in the Bible?

אָסַף · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gathered to his people".

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What does אָסַף · עַם mean in the Bible?

אָסַף · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gathered to his people".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H622, H5971?

H622, H5971 is connected to 2,072 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. gathered to his people

Strong'sH622, H5971

Lexical occurrences2,072 verses Word forms5 forms92 references

Source Gloss

gathered to his people

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups5Aligned forms92

Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action48×

Imperfect2Sam 17:11 · 2Sam 17:13 · Exod 9:19 · Isa 49:5 · Isa 60:20 · Job 27:19 · Num 11:22 · Num 20:24 · Num 20:26 · 2Sam 14:14 · Ezra 9:4 · Gen 29:8 · Hos 4:3 · Jer 8:2 · Jer 25:33 · Ezek 29:518×

Perfect1Chr 11:13 · 1Chr 19:7 · 1Sam 13:5 · 1Sam 17:2 · 2Chr 12:5 · 2Chr 30:3 · 2Sam 23:9 · Judg 2:10 · Judg 6:33 · Judg 16:23 · Mic 4:11 · Neh 8:13 · Neh 9:1 · Ps 35:15 · Ps 47:10 · Isa 57:117×

Sequential imperfectAmos 3:9 · Ezek 39:17 · Gen 49:1 · Jer 4:5 · Jer 8:14 · Jer 47:66×

Participle active1Sam 13:11 · Isa 13:4 · Isa 57:13×

Infinitive constructGen 29:7 · Num 12:152×

Infinitive absolute2Sam 17:111×

Participle passiveGen 49:291×

Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense37×

Sequential imperfectJer 12:9 · Jer 40:10 · Joel 1:14 · Joel 2:16 · Ps 50:5 · 1Sam 14:19 · 2Sam 12:28 · Ezek 24:4 · Isa 4:1 · Num 21:16 · Jer 10:1712×

Perfect2Chr 34:9 · 2Kgs 22:4 · Joel 2:10 · Joel 4:15 · Gen 30:23 · Num 11:32 · Prov 30:4 · Isa 10:14 · Jer 16:5 · Zeph 3:18 · Ps 85:411×

Imperfect2Kgs 5:3 · Job 34:14 · Job 39:12 · Deut 28:38 · Ps 104:29 · Josh 2:18 · Lev 25:20 · Mic 2:128×

Infinitive absoluteJer 8:13 · Mic 2:12 · Zeph 1:23×

Participle passiveEzek 34:291×

CohortativeMic 4:61×

JussivePs 26:91×

Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action4×

Participle activeJer 9:21 · Judg 19:15 · Judg 19:18 · Num 10:254×

Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×

ImperfectZeph 1:32×

Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×

Participle passiveEzek 38:121×

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