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H625 · Hebrew · Old Testament
אֹסֶף
Oseph
Noun, masculine
Gathering, collection (of fruit)

Definition

Oseph (אֹסֶף) is closely related to H624, referring to the act of gathering or the collected harvest — particularly the ingathering of fruit. The word appears in Isaiah 32:10 and 33:4 in contexts describing the failure and then the restoration of harvest. It emphasizes the fruitfulness of the land as a sign of covenant blessing or curse.

Theological Significance

In Isaiah's vision of the coming righteous king (Isaiah 32), the failure of the oseph — the harvest not being gathered — signals judgment on complacent people. But the restoration of harvest signals the return of God's blessing. Fruitfulness is never merely agricultural in Scripture — it is a spiritual indicator. Jesus's parable of the vine and branches (John 15) makes this explicit: abiding in Christ produces abundant fruit; separation from Him produces nothing.

Key Scripture Passages

Isaiah 32:10
"In little more than a year you will shudder, you complacent women; for the grape harvest fails, the fruit harvest will not come."
Isaiah 33:4
And spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leaped upon.
John 15:4
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me."
Deuteronomy 28:4
"Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle."
Leviticus 26:5
"Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing."

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