Words the Bible translates as assembly
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- plēthosπλῆθοςa large number: a great quantity of things, a crowd of people, or the whole assembled body of a community
- sunagōgēσυναγωγήsynagogue: the Jewish gathering for Scripture and prayer, the community that gathers, or the building they meet in
- ekklēsiaἐκκλησίαan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered as a group, whether a town's citizens, the people of Israel, or a community of believers in Jesus.
- edahעֵדָהa body of people gathered as one group, joined by a shared bond or common purpose
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- a swarm or herd of animals massed together
- qahalקָהָלan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered into one group
- miqraמִקְרָאa sacred convocation: an appointed day on which God summons his people to gather and rest, especially a festival
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- a reading: the public reading aloud of a sacred text
- sodסוֹדan intimate inner circle and the confidential exchange within it: the trusted company, its private counsel, and the secret or friendship that binds it together
- atsarahעֲצָרָהa solemn assembly: the community called together and set apart for a holy occasion
- panēgurisπανήγυριςassemblynot studied yet
- maqhelמַקְהֵלassemblynot studied yet
- qehillahקְהִלָּהassemblynot studied yet
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