What does עֲצָרָה (ʿăṣārāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲצָרָה (ʿăṣārāh): Cultic assembly gathered for sacred purpose, especially festival closure or covenant renewal occasions
Hebrew · H6116
עֲצָרָה
An assembly , especially on a festival or holiday
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עֲצָרָה H6116
Pronunciation ʿăṣārāh
What does עֲצָרָה (ʿăṣārāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲצָרָה (ʿăṣārāh): Cultic assembly gathered for sacred purpose, especially festival closure or covenant renewal occasions
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6116?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a solemn assembly (5), a crowd (1), a sacred assembly (1), in a solemn assembly (1), of your solemn assemblies (1).
Where does עֲצָרָה (ʿăṣārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 23:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Joel (2), 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1), Amos (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 a solemn assembly 5× Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, 2 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 7:9
a crowd 1× Jeremiah 9:2
a sacred assembly 1× Joel 2:15
in a solemn assembly 1× Isaiah 1:13
of your solemn assemblies 1× Amos 5:21
they held an assembly 1× Nehemiah 8:18
you shall hold a solemn assembly 1× Deuteronomy 16:8
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 23:36 עֲצֶ֣רֶת to a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular Numbers 29:35 עֲצֶ֖רֶת to a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 16:8 עֲצֶ֙רֶת֙ to you shall hold a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 10:20 עֲצָרָ֛ה to a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 7:9 עֲצָ֑רֶת to a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 8:18 עֲצֶ֖רֶת to they held an assembly Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 1:13 וַעֲצָרָֽה׃ to in a solemn assembly Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 9:2 עֲצֶ֖רֶת to a crowd Noun - feminine singular construct Joel 1:14 עֲצָרָ֔ה to a solemn assembly Noun - feminine singular Joel 2:15 עֲצָרָֽה׃ to a sacred assembly Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 23:36
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 10
Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Joel 2 Amos 1
Source forms
עֲצֶ֖רֶת 3x ‘ă·ṣe·reṯ Numbers 29:35, Nehemiah 8:18, Jeremiah 9:2
בְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ 1x bə·‘aṣ·ṣə·rō·ṯê·ḵem Amos 5:21
וַעֲצָרָֽה׃ 1x wa·‘ă·ṣā·rāh Isaiah 1:13
עֲצָרָ֛ה 1x ‘ă·ṣā·rāh 2 Kings 10:20
עֲצָרָ֔ה 1x ‘ă·ṣā·rāh Joel 1:14
עֲצָרָֽה׃ 1x ‘ă·ṣā·rāh Joel 2:15
עֲצֶ֣רֶת 1x ‘ă·ṣe·reṯ Leviticus 23:36
עֲצֶ֙רֶת֙ 1x ‘ă·ṣe·reṯ Deuteronomy 16:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 7x Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, Deuteronomy 16:8, 2 Kings 10:20
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Nehemiah 8:18, Jeremiah 9:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 1:13
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Amos 5:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cultic assembly gathered for sacred purpose, especially festival closure or covenant renewal occasions
Source Gloss
an assembly , especially on a festival or holiday
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cultic assembly gathered for sacred purpose, especially festival closure or covenant renewal occasions
an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday BDB: assembly Usage: (solemn) assembly (meeting).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲצָרָה is built from this root:
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