מִקְרָא

Strong’s Definition

something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal

Etymology & Derivation

from H7121 (קָרָא);

KJV Usage

assembly, calling, convocation, reading.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together
• 2.convocation, sacred assembly
• 3.convoking
• 4.reading

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: miqrâʼ; Pronunciation: mik-raw'