What does יָחַשׂ mean in the Bible?
יָחַשׂ is a Hebrew word meaning "to enroll by pedigree".
Hebrew · H3187
יָחַשׂ
To enroll by pedigree
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יָחַשׂH3187
What does יָחַשׂ mean in the Bible?
יָחַשׂ is a Hebrew word meaning "to enroll by pedigree".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3187?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), [were] registered (1), and genealogical records (1), and they kept a genealogical record (1), are recorded (1).
Where does יָחַשׂ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 4:33. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezra (3), Nehemiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64
[were] registered1×Ezra 8:3
and genealogical records1×Ezra 8:1
and they kept a genealogical record1×1 Chronicles 4:33
are recorded1×1 Chronicles 5:7
as listed in their genealogies1×1 Chronicles 7:5
concerning the genealogies1×2 Chronicles 12:15
in the genealogy1×2 Chronicles 31:17
listed by the genealogies1×2 Chronicles 31:19
listed in their genealogies1×1 Chronicles 7:7
reckoned1×1 Chronicles 5:1
recorded in their genealogies1×1 Chronicles 7:40
registered by genealogy1×2 Chronicles 31:16
The genealogy1×2 Chronicles 31:18
to be enrolled by genealogy1×Nehemiah 7:5
was recorded in the genealogies1×1 Chronicles 9:1
were recorded1×1 Chronicles 7:9
were recorded in the genealogies1×1 Chronicles 5:17
were registered by genealogy1×1 Chronicles 9:22
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 4:33וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֖םtoand they kept a genealogical recordConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1 Chronicles 5:1לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂtoreckonedPreposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct1 Chronicles 5:7בְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂtoare recordedPreposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct1 Chronicles 5:17הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּtowere recorded in the genealogiesVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural1 Chronicles 7:5הִתְיַחְשָׂ֖םtoas listed in their genealogiesVerb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1 Chronicles 7:7וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֗םtolisted in their genealogiesConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1 Chronicles 7:9וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םtowere recordedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1 Chronicles 7:40וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֤םtorecorded in their genealogiesConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural1 Chronicles 9:1הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּtowas recorded in the genealogiesVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural1 Chronicles 9:22הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םtowere registered by genealogyVerb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Chronicles 4:33
Aligned rows20
Books represented4
1 Chronicles102 Chronicles5Ezra3Nehemiah2
Source forms
הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים2xham·miṯ·yaḥ·śîmEzra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64
הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ2xhiṯ·yaḥ·śū1 Chronicles 5:17, 1 Chronicles 9:1
לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ2xlə·hiṯ·ya·ḥêś2 Chronicles 12:15, Nehemiah 7:5
בְּהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ1xbə·hiṯ·ya·ḥêś1 Chronicles 5:7
הִתְיַחֵ֤שׂ1xhiṯ·ya·ḥêś2 Chronicles 31:17
הִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ1xhiṯ·ya·ḥêś2 Chronicles 31:19
הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ1xhiṯ·ya·ḥêśEzra 8:3
הִתְיַחְשָׂ֖ם1xhiṯ·yaḥ·śām1 Chronicles 7:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural5x1 Chronicles 4:33, 1 Chronicles 7:7, 1 Chronicles 7:9, 1 Chronicles 7:40
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct3x1 Chronicles 5:1, 2 Chronicles 12:15, Nehemiah 7:5
Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct3x2 Chronicles 31:17, 2 Chronicles 31:19, Ezra 8:3
Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural3x1 Chronicles 7:5, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 2 Chronicles 31:16
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural2xEzra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural2x1 Chronicles 5:17, 1 Chronicles 9:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct1x2 Chronicles 31:18
Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct1x1 Chronicles 5:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to enroll by pedigree
Source Gloss
to enroll by pedigree
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to enroll by pedigree BDB: enroll oneself Usage: (number after, number throughout the) genealogy (to be reckoned), be reckoned by genealogies.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms5
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others5×
Infinitive construct2Chr 31:17 · 2Chr 31:19 · Ezra 8:33×
Perfect1Chr 5:17 · 1Chr 9:12×
Word Origins
יָחַשׂ is built from this root:
יַחַשׂH3188
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