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יָסַף
yâçaph · Hebrew · Strong's H3254 · 209 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
add, continue, exceed, get more, give moreover, increase, join, make, much, put, yet more, proceed, prolong, be stronger, yield
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“increase”
also renders prostíthēmi (G4369), auxánō (G837), perisseúō (G4052), prokóptō (G4298), aúxēsis (G838), gâʼâh (H1342), gâdal (H1431), yᵉbûwl (H2981), marbeh (H4766), marbîyth (H4768), nûwb (H5107), pârâh (H6509), rab (H7227), râbab (H7231), râbâh (H7235), sâgâʼ (H7679), sâgâh (H7685), sheger (H7698), tᵉbûwʼâh (H8393), tarbûwth (H8635)
“put”
also renders poiéō (G4160), kathairéō (G2507), epibállō (G1911), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), bállō (G906), bâṭach (H982), hâdâh (H1911), yânach (H3240), nâsag (H5381), nâthan (H5414), çâphâh (H5595), ʻâmaç (H6006), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsâvâh (H6680), râchaq (H7368), râkab (H7392), shîyth (H7896), shᵉlach (H7972)
“continue”
“much”
“yield”
“join”
“add”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), prostíthēmi (G4369), epichorēgéō (G2023), yᵉçaph (H3255), nâthan (H5414), çâphâh (H5595)
“proceed”
“prolong”
also renders ʼârak (H748)
“be stronger”
also renders gâbar (H1396)
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
209 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 14:13 HC/Vhw3mp1 Chronicles 17:9 HVhi3mp1 Chronicles 17:18 HVhi3ms1 Chronicles 21:3 HVhj3ms1 Chronicles 22:14 HVhi2ms1 Kings 2:23 HVhj3ms1 Kings 10:7 HVhp2ms1 Kings 12:11 HVhi1cs1 Kings 12:14 HVhi1cs1 Kings 16:33 HC/Vhw3ms1 Kings 19:2 HVhj3mp/Sn1 Kings 20:10 HVhj3mp1 Samuel 3:6 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 3:8 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 3:17 HVhj3ms1 Samuel 3:21 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 7:13 HVqp3cp1 Samuel 9:8 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 12:19 HVqp1cp1 Samuel 14:44 HVhj3ms1 Samuel 15:35 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 18:29 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 19:8 HC/Vhw3fs1 Samuel 19:21 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 20:13 HVhj3ms1 Samuel 20:17 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 23:4 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 25:22 HVhj3ms1 Samuel 27:4 HVqrmsa2 Chronicles 9:6 HVqp2ms2 Chronicles 10:11 HVhi1cs2 Chronicles 10:14 HVhi1cs2 Chronicles 28:13 HR/Vhc2 Chronicles 28:22 HC/Vhw3ms2 Chronicles 33:8 HVhi1cs2 Kings 6:23 HVqp3cp2 Kings 6:31 HVhj3ms2 Kings 19:30 HC/Vqp3fs2 Kings 20:6 HC/Vhq1cs2 Kings 21:8 HVhi1cs2 Kings 24:7 HVhp3ms2 Samuel 2:22 HC/Vhw3ms2 Samuel 2:28 HVqp3cp2 Samuel 3:9 HVhj3ms2 Samuel 3:34 HC/Vhw3mp2 Samuel 3:35 HVhj3ms2 Samuel 5:22 HC/Vhw3mp2 Samuel 7:10 HVhi3mp2 Samuel 7:20 HVhi3ms2 Samuel 12:8 HC/Vhh1cs2 Samuel 14:10 HVhi3ms2 Samuel 18:22 HC/Vhw3ms2 Samuel 19:13 HVhj3ms2 Samuel 24:1 HC/Vhw3ms2 Samuel 24:3 HC/Vhj3msAmos 5:2 HVhi3fsAmos 7:8 HVhi1csAmos 7:13 HVhi2msAmos 8:2 HVhi1csDaniel 10:18 HC/Vhw3ms
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