מִקְרָא
miq.ra
“assembly”
Definition
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
from H7121 (קָרָא);
- convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together 1a) convocation, sacred assembly 1b) convoking 1c) reading
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מִקְרָא appears 22 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.
For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
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