מִקְרָא
miqrāʾ
convocation
Strong's H4744NounHebrewTWOT 2063d

מִקְרָא (miqrāʾ) is a Hebrew noun meaning convocation. It appears 23 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4744).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2063d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2063d)convocation, convoking, reading; called, meeting, rehearsal; assembly, calling
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מִקְרָא noun, masculine: convocation, convoking, reading

Strong's H4744 מִקְרָא: something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
KJV:assembly, calling, convocation, reading.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2063: קָרָא qārāʾ — call, proclaim, read; cry, utter a loud sound, call unto, read aloud, summon, name; call out to; bewray, that are bidden, famous, guest, invite, mention, preach, pronounce, publish, renowned, say

See it in Scripture

Exodus 12:16Leviticus 23:2Numbers 10:2

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