Define

• Hebrew: miqra qodesh (מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ) - holy proclamation” or “holy calling together”

  • Holy convocation, sacred assembly
  • A public gathering of the people for worship that is formally proclaimed as holy

• Greek:

Related words

• Feast
• Appointed Time
• SabbathS

Additional Info

• A subcategory of the mo‘adim Appointed Time.
• Every day that is called a “holy convocation” is also a mo‘ed, but the emphasis is on the public gathering and the prohibition of work.
• Explicitly listed in Leviticus 23 (9 specific days):
  • • Sabbath Lev-23#v3
  • 1st day Feast of Unleavened Bread Lev-23#v5-8
  • 7th day Feast of Unleavened Bread
  • Pentecost / Feast of Weeks Lev-23#v15-22
  • Feast of Trumpets Lev-23#v24-25
  • Day of Atonement (Sabbath of Sabbaths) Lev-23#v27-32
  • 1st day Feast of Tabernacles Lev-23#v34-43
  • 8th day Feast of Tabernacles
• Firstfruits offering is part of the mo‘adim system but is not called a holy convocation (no public assembly, just the priest waves the sheaf).

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