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מִקְרֶה

Something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune

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מִקְרֶה H4745

What does מִקְרֶה mean in the Bible?

מִקְרֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune".

Full entry for מִקְרֶה (H4745) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מִקְרֶה mean in the Bible?

e. an accident or fortune".

How does the BSB render H4745?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fate (3), . . . (1), [and] (1), by chance (1), Something has happened to (1).

Where does מִקְרֶה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ruth 2:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ecclesiastes (7), 1 Samuel (2), Ruth (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
fate 3× Ecclesiastes 2:14, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Ecclesiastes 9:3
. . . 1× Ecclesiastes 3:19
[and] 1× Ecclesiastes 3:19
by chance 1× 1 Samuel 6:9
Something has happened to 1× 1 Samuel 20:26
The fate 1× Ecclesiastes 2:15
the fates 1× Ecclesiastes 3:19
to come 1× Ruth 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Ruth 2:3 מִקְרֶ֔הָ to to come Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 6:9 מִקְרֶ֥ה to by chance Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 20:26 מִקְרֶ֣ה to Something has happened to Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 2:14 שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה to fate Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 2:15 כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה to The fate Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 3:19 מִקְרֶ֨ה to the fates Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 3:19 וּמִקְרֶ֣ה to [and] Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 3:19 וּמִקְרֶ֤ה to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 9:2 מִקְרֶ֨ה to fate Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 9:3 מִקְרֶ֥ה to fate Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Ruth 2:3
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 Ecclesiastes 7
Source forms
מִקְרֶ֥ה 2x miq·reh 1 Samuel 6:9, Ecclesiastes 9:3
מִקְרֶ֨ה 2x miq·reh Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:2
וּמִקְרֶ֣ה 1x ū·miq·reh Ecclesiastes 3:19
וּמִקְרֶ֤ה 1x ū·miq·reh Ecclesiastes 3:19
כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה 1x kə·miq·rêh Ecclesiastes 2:15
מִקְרֶ֣ה 1x miq·reh 1 Samuel 20:26
מִקְרֶ֔הָ 1x miq·re·hā Ruth 2:3
שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה 1x šem·miq·reh Ecclesiastes 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x 1 Samuel 6:9, 1 Samuel 20:26, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ecclesiastes 3:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Ruth 2:3
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ecclesiastes 2:15
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 2:14
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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