Assembly
מִקְרָאStrong’s H4744miqra (miq-ra)
Appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Miqra is the Hebrew word usually translated “convocation of”, “convocations of” and “reading”. It appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament.
“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.”
Meaning
- Convocation, convoking, reading, a calling togetherconvocation, sacred assembly · convoking · reading
How it's translated
- a convocation of 16
- convocations of 3
- for convocation of 1
- the reading 1
- convocation 1
- convocations its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 11
- Numbers 7
- Isaiah 2
- Exodus 1
- Nehemiah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 23:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
- Leviticus 23:3Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
- Leviticus 23:4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
- Leviticus 23:7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
- Leviticus 23:8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
- Leviticus 23:21And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Hebrew dictionary
מִקְרָא miqra · assembly
1) convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together 1a) convocation, sacred assembly 1b) convoking 1c) reading
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “assembly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASSEM'BLY, noun
- A company or collection of individuals, in the same place; usually for the same purpose.
- A congregation or religious society convened.
- In some of the United States, the legislature, consisting of different houses or branches, whether in session or not.
- a collection of persons for amusement; as a dancing assembly
All definitions
- A convocation, convention or council of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as the General assembly of Scotland or of the United States.
- In armies, the second beating of the drum before a march, when the soldiers strike their tents.
- An assemblage. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.