יָחַשׂ
ya.cha.s
“to enroll”
Definition
to enroll by pedigree
a primitive root; to sprout; used only as denominative from H3188 (יַחַשׂ);
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
יָחַשׂ appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:
All of them were reckoned in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
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