What does מִקְרָא mean in the Bible?
e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal".
Hebrew · H4744
מִקְרָא
Something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
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מִקְרָא H4744
What does מִקְרָא mean in the Bible?
מִקְרָא is a Hebrew word meaning "something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4744?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include assembly (15), assemblies (3), . . . (2), for calling (1), her assemblies (1).
Where does מִקְרָא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (11), Numbers (7), Exodus (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It assembly 15× Exodus 12:16, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8
assemblies 3× Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:4, Leviticus 23:37
. . . 2× Exodus 12:16, Isaiah 1:13
for calling 1× Numbers 10:2
her assemblies 1× Isaiah 4:5
what was being read 1× Nehemiah 8:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:16 מִקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 12:16 מִקְרָא־ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:2 מִקְרָאֵ֣י to assemblies Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 23:3 מִקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:4 מִקְרָאֵ֖י to assemblies Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 23:7 מִקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:8 מִקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:21 מִֽקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:24 מִקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:27 מִֽקְרָא־ to assembly Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:16
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 5
Exodus 2 Leviticus 11 Numbers 7 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
מִקְרָא־ 10x miq·rā- Exodus 12:16, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8
מִֽקְרָא־ 6x miq·rā- Leviticus 23:21, Leviticus 23:27, Numbers 28:26, Numbers 29:1
מִקְרָאֵ֣י 2x miq·rā·’ê Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:37
בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ס 1x bam·miq·rā Nehemiah 8:8
לְמִקְרָ֣א 1x lə·miq·rā Numbers 10:2
מִקְרָ֔א 1x miq·rā Isaiah 1:13
מִקְרָאֶ֗הָ 1x miq·rā·’e·hā Isaiah 4:5
מִקְרָאֵ֖י 1x miq·rā·’ê Leviticus 23:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 16x Exodus 12:16, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:4, Leviticus 23:37
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 4:5
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 1:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 8:8
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 10:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
Source Gloss
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal BDB: convocation Usage: assembly, calling, convocation, reading.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִקְרָא is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain