diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
index 528ff5d..8a98690 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@
     * `string` : a `string` to be split.
  * Return Value:
     * an array of substrings by splitting the input `string` by `sep`,
+    * in case of two consecutive `sep`s in the `string`, the result of splitting the two consecutive `sep`s will be the empty string `""`,
     * `missing` if the argument is a `missing` value,
     * `null` if the argument is a `null` value,
     * any other non-string input value will cause a type error.
@@ -519,6 +520,16 @@
         [ "test", "driven", "development" ]
 
 
+ * Example with two consecutive `sep`s in the `string`:
+
+        split("123//456", "/");
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        [ "123", "", "456" ]
+
+
 ### starts_with ###
  * Syntax: