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H614 · Hebrew · Old Testament
אָסִיף
Asiph
Noun, masculine
Ingathering, harvest

Definition

Asiph (אָסִיף) refers to the harvest ingathering, specifically the autumn harvest of fruits, grain, and produce. It is the noun form of asaph (אָסַף, to gather). The word appears in Exodus 23:16 and 34:22 identifying the "Feast of Ingathering" (chag ha-asiph), which is the Festival of Booths (Sukkot) celebrating the completion of the harvest.

Usage & Theological Significance

The asiph — the ingathering festival — is rich in eschatological meaning. The harvest metaphor pervades both Testaments as an image of God's ultimate gathering of His people. Jesus used it explicitly: "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37). Revelation's harvest imagery (14:14–16) portrays the final gathering of souls. Sukkot's joy — dwelling in temporary booths, celebrating God's provision — points to the eternal feast when God will "tabernacle" among His people (Revelation 21:3).

Key Bible Verses

Exodus 23:16 Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field. Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.
Exodus 34:22 Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
Matthew 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.'
Psalm 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Revelation 14:15 Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

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