Strong H32542 sensesיָסַף

to add: again · to add

Transliteration
yâsaph
Pronunciation
yaw-saf'

The 2 senses of Strong H3254

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3254 appears in 207 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to add: againH3254G: again/continue/more[instances]118 verses · 27 books
  2. to addH3254H: add/more[amount]83 verses · 22 books

General definition

A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing): - {add} X {again} X any {more} X {cease} X come {more} + conceive {again} {continue} {exceed} X {further} X gather {together} get {more} give {moreover} X {henceforth} increase (more and {more}) {join} X longer ({bring} {do} {make} {much} {put}) X ({the} {much} yet) more (and {more}) proceed ({further}) {prolong} {put} be [strong-] {er} X {yet} yield.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • more66
  • again41
  • add25
  • increase10
  • will5
  • put5
  • also4
  • henceforth4
  • increaseth4
  • shall4
  • thou4
  • unto4

First verses

  1. Genesis 4:2
    And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
  2. Genesis 4:12
    When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
  3. Genesis 8:10
    And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
  4. Genesis 8:12
    And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
  5. Genesis 8:21
    And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
  6. Genesis 18:29
    And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
  7. Genesis 25:1
    Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
  8. Genesis 30:24
    And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.
  9. Genesis 37:5
    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
  10. Genesis 37:8
    And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
  11. Genesis 38:5
    And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
  12. Genesis 38:26
    And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
  13. Genesis 44:23
    And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
  14. Exodus 1:10
    Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
  15. Exodus 5:7
    Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
  16. Exodus 8:29
    And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.
  17. Exodus 9:28
    Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
  18. Exodus 9:34
    And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
  19. Exodus 10:28
    And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
  20. Exodus 10:29
    And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.