Words the Bible translates as congregation
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sunagōgēσυναγωγήsynagogue: the Jewish gathering for Scripture and prayer, the community that gathers, or the building they meet in
- mo'edמוֹעֵדan appointment fixed in advance: a set time, a sacred festival, the place where God arranged to meet His people, an agreed gathering or signal, or the fixed moment of the end
- 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
+1 more meaning
- a swarm or herd of animals massed together
- qahalקָהָלan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered into one group
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