ya.cha.s denotes the genealogical enrollment or record sought when the people were assembled.

The attested use concerns genealogical enrollment and the written record connected with identifying those assembled in Nehemiah 7:5.

1. Genealogical enrollment and written record · dominant

   In Nehemiah 7:5, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the account of assembling nobles, officials, and people for enrollment; the APB renders the verse with “enrolled by genealogy” and then mentions finding “the scroll of the genealogy.”

   Nehemiah 7:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 7:5, the APB presents the clause through “enrolled by genealogy” and “the scroll of the genealogy.” The term's exact contribution within those phrases cannot be isolated further.