עֲצָרָה
a.tsa.rah
“assembly”
Definition
an assembly, especially on afestival or holiday
or עֲצֶרֶת; from H6113 (עָצָר);
- assembly, solemn assembly 1a) assembly (sacred or festive meeting) 1b) assemblage, company, group
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
עֲצָרָה appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
“I hate, I despise your feasts!I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
Bring your worthless offerings no more;your incense is detestable to Me—your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations.I cannot endure iniquityin a solemn assembly.
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Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.