This term denotes a formal assembly or congregation, closely related to the more common qahal. It appears in Moses' blessing and Nehemiah's confrontation with nobles. The Deuteronomy passage calls Torah 'the inheritance of the assembly of Jacob,' while Nehemiah 'set a great assembly against' the oppressors. The word emphasizes the collective, organized nature of Israel's gathering as covenant people. Though rare, it parallels the standard qahal, suggesting either variant spelling, poetic form, or Aramaic-influenced usage in post-exilic Hebrew.