עֲצָרָה atsarah
Hebrew word for “assembly” · Strong’s H6116 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) assembly, solemn assembly; 1a) assembly (sacred or festive meeting); 1b) assemblage, company, group
How it is translated
Glosses given for atsarah in context, with how often each is used:
- assembly 8
- solemn assembly 1
- solemn assemblies 1
- assemblies 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Nehemiah | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 23 (1), Numbers 29 (1), Deuteronomy 16 (1), 2 Kings 10 (1), 2 Chronicles 7 (1), Nehemiah 8 (1), Isaiah 1 (1), Jeremiah 9 (1), Joel 1 (1), Joel 2 (1)
Forms
- עצרת 6
- עצרה 3
- ועצרה 1
- בעצרתיכם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with atsarah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שְׁמִינִי shemini “eighth” 4
- חַג chag “feast” 3
- קָרָא qara “to call” 5
- מְלָאכָה melakhah “work” 3
- קָדַשׁ qadash “to consecrate” 3
- מִקְרָא miqra “assembly” 2
- צוֹם tsom “fast” 2
- שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 3
- עֲבֹדָה avodah “service” 2
- כֶם khem “you” 2
Key verses
The verses using atsarah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 23:36 — Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made…
- Numbers 29:35 — On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work
- Deuteronomy 16:8 — Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.
- 2 Kings 10:20 — And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
- 2 Chronicles 7:9 — And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
- Nehemiah 8:18 — Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a…
- Isaiah 1:13 — Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity,…
- Jeremiah 9:2 — Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of…
- Joel 1:14 — Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
- Joel 2:15 — Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
- Amos 5:21 — I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.