Definition
a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Traditional renderings: add, × again, × any more, × cease, × come more, conceive again, continue, exceed, × further, × gather together, get more, give more-over, × henceforth, increase (more and more), join, × longer (bring, do, make, much, put), × (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, × yet, yield.
Traditional renderings: add, × again, × any more, × cease, × come more, conceive again, continue, exceed, × further, × gather together, get more, give more-over, × henceforth, increase (more and more), join, × longer (bring, do, make, much, put), × (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, × yet, yield.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָסַף:
- προστίθημιprostithēmi“to add (to)”90%
- πλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn“greater”2%
- συνάγωsunagō“to assemble”2%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
212 total
- Psalm 120:3יֹּסִ֥יף · will be addedWhat will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- Proverbs 1:5וְי֣וֹסֶף · and gain…let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Proverbs 3:2יוֹסִ֥יפוּ · they will add…for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
- Proverbs 9:9וְי֣וֹסֶף · and he will increaseInstruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
- Proverbs 9:11וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ · will be addedFor through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:22יוֹסִ֖ף · and He addsThe blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 10:27תּוֹסִ֣יף · prolongsThe fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Proverbs 11:24וְנוֹסָ֥ף · yet gainsOne gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 16:21יֹסִ֥יף · promotesThe wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:23יֹסִ֥יף · and addsThe heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- Proverbs 19:4יֹ֭סִיף · attractsWealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
- Proverbs 19:19תּוֹסִֽף׃ · you will have to do so againA man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
- Proverbs 23:28תּוֹסִֽף׃ · and multipliesLike a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
- Proverbs 23:35א֝וֹסִ֗יף · another“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
- Proverbs 30:6תּ֥וֹסְףְּ · addDo not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
- Ecclesiastes 1:16וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ · and increasedI said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:18וְיוֹסִ֥יף · grows; יוֹסִ֥יף · increasesFor with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
- Ecclesiastes 2:9וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי · and surpassedSo I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14לְהוֹסִ֔יף · can be addedI know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
- Isaiah 1:5תּוֹסִ֣יפוּ · Why do you keepWhy do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Isaiah 1:13תוֹסִ֗יפוּ · moreBring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
- Isaiah 7:10וַיּ֣וֹסֶף · AgainAgain the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,
- Isaiah 8:5וַיֹּ֣סֶף · meAnd the LORD spoke to me further:
- Isaiah 10:20יוֹסִ֨יף · longerOn that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 11:11יוֹסִ֨יףOn that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 15:9נוֹסָפ֑וֹת · moreThe waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.
- Isaiah 23:12תוֹסִ֥יפִי · moreHe said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
- Isaiah 24:20תֹסִ֥יף · againThe earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
- Isaiah 26:15יָסַ֤פְתָּ · You have enlarged; יָסַ֥פְתָּ · You have enlargedYou have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
- Isaiah 29:1סְפ֥וּWoe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.
- Isaiah 29:14יוֹסִ֛ף · I will againTherefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
- Isaiah 29:19וְיָסְפ֧וּ · will increaseThe humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 37:31וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה · will againAnd the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
- Isaiah 38:5יוֹסִ֣ף · I will add“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
- Isaiah 47:1תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙ · longer“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
- Isaiah 47:5תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙ · longer“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
- Isaiah 51:22תוֹסִ֥יפִי · againThus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
- Isaiah 52:1יוֹסִ֛יף · longerAwake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Jeremiah 7:21סְפ֥וּThis is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
- Jeremiah 31:12יוֹסִ֥יפוּ · againThey will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
- Jeremiah 36:32נוֹסַ֧ף · were addedThen Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
- Jeremiah 45:3יָסַ֧ף · has addedYou have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
- Lamentations 4:15יוֹסִ֖יפוּ · longer“Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”
- Lamentations 4:16יוֹסִ֖יף · moreThe presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.
- Lamentations 4:22יוֹסִ֖יף · prolongO Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.
- Ezekiel 5:16אֹסֵ֣ף · I will intensifyWhen I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
- Ezekiel 23:14וַתּ֖וֹסֶף · But [Oholibah] carriedBut Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,
- Ezekiel 36:12תוֹסִ֥ף · longerYes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.