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מִקְרֶה

Something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune

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מִקְרֶהH4745

What does מִקְרֶה mean in the Bible?

מִקְרֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune".

Full entry for מִקְרֶה (H4745) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מִקְרֶה mean in the Bible?

e. an accident or fortune".

How does the BSB render H4745?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fate (3), . . . (1), [and] (1), by chance (1), Something has happened to (1).

Where does מִקְרֶה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ruth 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (7), 1 Samuel (2), Ruth (1).

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
fate3×Ecclesiastes 2:14, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Ecclesiastes 9:3
. . .1×Ecclesiastes 3:19
[and]1×Ecclesiastes 3:19
by chance1×1 Samuel 6:9
Something has happened to1×1 Samuel 20:26
The fate1×Ecclesiastes 2:15
the fates1×Ecclesiastes 3:19
to come1×Ruth 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Ruth 2:3מִקְרֶ֔הָtoto comeNoun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1 Samuel 6:9מִקְרֶ֥הtoby chanceNoun - masculine singular1 Samuel 20:26מִקְרֶ֣הtoSomething has happened toNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 2:14שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הtofatePronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 2:15כְּמִקְרֵ֤הtoThe fatePreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructEcclesiastes 3:19מִקְרֶ֨הtothe fatesNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 3:19וּמִקְרֶ֣הto[and]Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 3:19וּמִקְרֶ֤הto. . .Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 9:2מִקְרֶ֨הtofateNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 9:3מִקְרֶ֥הtofateNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowRuth 2:3
Aligned rows10
Books represented3
Ruth11 Samuel2Ecclesiastes7
Source forms
מִקְרֶ֥ה2xmiq·reh1 Samuel 6:9, Ecclesiastes 9:3
מִקְרֶ֨ה2xmiq·rehEcclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:2
וּמִקְרֶ֣ה1xū·miq·rehEcclesiastes 3:19
וּמִקְרֶ֤ה1xū·miq·rehEcclesiastes 3:19
כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה1xkə·miq·rêhEcclesiastes 2:15
מִקְרֶ֣ה1xmiq·reh1 Samuel 20:26
מִקְרֶ֔הָ1xmiq·re·hāRuth 2:3
שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה1xšem·miq·rehEcclesiastes 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular5x1 Samuel 6:9, 1 Samuel 20:26, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xEcclesiastes 3:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xRuth 2:3
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xEcclesiastes 2:15
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 2:14
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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