627. asuppah

Lexicon

asuppah: Gathering, collection, storehouse

Original Word: אֲסֻפָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: acuppah
Pronunciation: ah-soo-PAH
Phonetic Spelling: (as-up-paw')
Definition: Gathering, collection, storehouse
Meaning: a collection of, men

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

assembly

Fem of 'acuph.; a collection of (learned) men (only in the plural) -- assembly.

see HEBREW 'acuph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from asaph
Definition
a collection
NASB Translation
collections (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אֲסֻמָּה] noun feminine collection (compare Phoenician אספת assembly) only בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻמּוֺת Ecclesiastes 12:11 (דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים) compared to driven nails; members of learned assemblies Thes MV and others; so Post-Biblical Hebrew NHWB^{i. 127}; but Hi-Now and others refer to the wise utterances, called lords (possessors) of collection because of their well-connected grouping.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root אָסַף (asaph), meaning "to gather" or "to collect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 4864: συναγωγή (synagōgē) • meaning "assembly" or "gathering," often used in the context of a synagogue or a gathering of people for worship.
• Strong's Greek Number 1577: ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) • meaning "assembly" or "church," referring to a gathering of believers or a congregation.

These Greek terms reflect similar concepts of gathering and assembly found in the Hebrew term אֲסֻפָה, highlighting the continuity of communal and religious gatherings in both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Usage: The term is used in the context of assembling or gathering people together, often for a specific purpose or event.

Context: אֲסֻפָה (Asuphah) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a noun that signifies a gathering or collection, particularly of individuals. The root word אָסַף (asaph) is commonly used throughout the Old Testament to describe the act of gathering, whether it be people, harvests, or other items. In its specific usage as אֲסֻפָה, the term emphasizes the assembly of people, often in a formal or organized manner. This can be seen in contexts where leaders or groups are brought together for counsel, decision-making, or communal activities. The concept of gathering is significant in the biblical narrative, reflecting the communal and covenantal aspects of Israelite society, where assemblies were often called for religious, judicial, or military purposes.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת אספות ’ă·sup·pō·wṯ ’ăsuppōwṯ asupPot

Englishman's Concordance

Ecclesiastes 12:11
HEB: נְטוּעִ֖ים בַּעֲלֵ֣י אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת נִתְּנ֖וּ מֵרֹעֶ֥ה
NAS: and masters of [these] collections are like well-driven
KJV: [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given
INT: well-driven and masters of collections are given Shepherd

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 627
1 Occurrence

’ă·sup·pō·wṯ — 1 Occ.