מִקְרָא23 H4744
convocation, sacred assembly; reading, recitation
2. reading, recitation — A distinct sense of miqrāʾ meaning 'reading' or 'recitation' of Scripture, from the same root qrʾ 'to call/read.' Attested in Neh 8:8 where Ezra and the Levites read from the book of the Law and gave the sense, so the people understood 'the reading' (bammiqrāʾ). Multilingual glosses clearly distinguish this usage: arb qirāʾa (reading), eng 'the reading', spa lectura, kor ilgeum (reading). This differs semantically from the cultic assembly sense, denoting the act of public Scripture recitation rather than the convened gathering itself. 1×
AR["فِي-ال-قِراءَةِ"]·ben["পাঠে"]·DE["[במקרא]"]·EN["in-the-reading"]·FR["[במקרא]"]·heb["ב-ה-מקרא"]·HI["पाठ"]·ID["dalam-bacaan-itu"]·IT["[במקרא]"]·jav["ing-pamaosan-punika"]·KO["그-읽음-에서"]·PT["na-leitura"]·RU["читаемое"]·ES["en-la-lectura"]·SW["usomaji"]·TR["okunanı"]·urd["پڑھنے-میں"]
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Senses
1. convocation, sacred assembly — Masculine noun denoting a convocation or sacred assembly, especially in the phrase miqrāʾ-qōdesh 'holy convocation' designating the solemn assemblies of Israel's festival calendar (Ex 12:16 Passover; Lev 23:2-37 Sabbath, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles; Num 28:18-29:7). Also used of Zion's assemblies (Isa 1:13; 4:5 'her assemblies') and the summoning of the congregation (Num 10:2 'for summoning the congregation'). Multilingual glosses confirm: arb maḥfal/daʿwa (assembly/calling), deu Versammlung, spa convocacion/asamblea, hin pavitra sabhā (holy assembly), kor seonghoe/buruem (sacred meeting/calling). 22×
AR["المَحفِلِ","مَحْفَلَاتُ","مَحْفَلَاتِ","مَحْفَلُ-","مَحْفِلُ"]·ben["পবিত্র-","পবিত্র-সমাবেশ-","পবিত্র-সমাবেশগুলো","মিকরা","সভা","সমাবেশ"]·DE["Versammlung-","[מקרא]","convocation-von-","convocations-von","ein-Versammlung-von-"]·EN["a-convocation-of-","assembly","convocation-","convocation-of-","convocations-of"]·FR["[מקרא]","convocation-","convocation-de-","convocations-de","une-convocation-de-"]·heb["מקרא","מקראי"]·HI["पवित्र-सभा","पवित्र-सभा-","पवित्र-सभाएं","सभा"]·ID["pertemuan","pertemuan-","pertemuan-pertemuan-kudus"]·IT["[מקרא]","convocation-di-","convocations-di","convocazione-","un-convocazione-di-"]·jav["pakempalan","pangibadah-","panimbalan","panimbalan-","panimbalan-suci,","pasamuwan-"]·KO["거룩한-회합이","거룩한-회합이니","부름-의","부름들-의","성회","성회를"]·PT["convocação","convocação-","convocação-de","convocação-de-","convocações-de"]·RU["священное-собрание-","собрание-","собрания","собраниями"]·ES["asamblea","convocaciones-de","convocación-","convocación-de","convocación-de-"]·SW["kusanyiko-","kusanyiko-la-","makusanyiko-ya-","mkutano","mkutano-"]·TR["toplanma-","toplantı","toplantı-","toplantılar-"]·urd["اجتماع","اجلاس","پاک-اجتماع-","پاک-اجتماعات"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
מִקְרָא23 n.m. Ex 12:16 convocation, convoking, reading;—מ׳ abs. Is 1:13; Ne 8:8; cstr. Ex 12:16 +; pl. cstr. מִקְרָאֵי Lv 23:2 +; sf. מִקְרָאֶהָ (Ges§ 91 k) Is 4:5;— 1. convocation, sacred assembly Is 1:13 (after קְרֹא), 4:5; usually explicitly מ׳ קֹדֶשׁ, term. techn. in P for religious gathering on Sabbath and certain sacred days, Ex 12:16(×2) + 14 times Lv 23; Nu 28, 29, + (pl.) Lv 23:2, 4,…