Lexicon
אָסִיף
a.siph
H0614
H:N-M Hebrew

ingathering

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

a.siph denotes the year-end festival associated with gathering work from the field.

The two attestations use the noun for a festival associated with the year’s harvest conclusion: Exodus 23:16 places it when work is gathered from the field, while Exodus 34:22 names it at the circuit of the year.

Senses in use

  1. Festival at the harvest’s conclusion · dominant

    Both occurrences are masculine singular absolute nouns in feast names. In Exodus 23:16 the APB renders the clause as "the feast of the ingathering at the end of the year when you gather your work from the field"; in Exodus 34:22 it renders "the Feast of Ingathering at the circuit of the year."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun in both verses within the name "Feast of Ingathering." Exodus 23:16 additionally connects the feast with gathering work from the field.

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