Strong's Lexicon

H6116

H6116 — עֲצָרָה עֲצֶרֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewatsarahnoun femOccurrences: 11TWOT: 1675c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6116
Word:עֲצָרָה עֲצֶרֶת
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H6113
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:11
Transliteration:atsarah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`atsarah (ats-aw-raw') (or matsereth {ats-eh'-reth}) n-f.
Meaning:1. an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday
KJV Renderings:(solemn) assembly (meeting).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6305

עֲצָרָה, עֲצֶ֫רֶת noun feminine assembly (? as confined, held in); — absolute עֲצָרָה Isa 1:13 + 2 t.; עֲצֶ֫רֶת Deut 16:8 + 3 t., עֲצָ֑רֶת 2Chr 7:9 construct עֲצֶ֑רֶת Jer 9:1 plural suffix עַצְרֹתֵיכֶם Amos 5:21

1. sacred assembly, rejected by ׳ י, Isa 1:13 and (at Bethel, etc.) Amos 5:21 for Baal 2Kgs 10:20; Deut 16:8 (last day of Maƒƒoth), Lev 23:36 ( P ), Num 29:35 ( P ), Neh 8:18 (all of day after feast of booths), compare 2Chr 7:9 [Late Hebrew of feast of weeks, ᵑ7 עֲצַרְתָּא JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 3:10»iii. 10, 6 Ἀσάρτα]; occasional, Joel 1:14; Joel 2:15.
2. assemblage, company (in general), בֹּגְדִים ׳ ע Jer 9:1 an assemblage of deceivers (Gr עֲדַת; Che חֶבְרַת).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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