מִקְרֶה
miqreh
accident
Strong's H4745NounHebrewTWOT 2068c

מִקְרֶה (miqreh) is a Hebrew noun meaning accident. It appears 10 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4745).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2068c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2068c)accident, chance, fortune; fate; met; something befallen, befalleth, event, hap
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מִקְרֶה noun, masculine: accident, chance, fortune

Strong's H4745 מִקְרֶה: something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune
KJV:something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth).

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 2068: קָרָה qārâ — encounter, meet, befall; chance to be present; cause, to occur, for yourselves, select, as suitable; light upon, bring about, impose timbers; appoint, lay beams, bring, come, floor, was, happen, send good speed

See it in Scripture

Ruth 2:31 Samuel 6:9Ecclesiastes 2:14

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