Lexical Definition
מִקְרֶה miqreh (mik-reh') accident H:N-M
from קָרָה
something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth).
- something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune
1) unforeseen meeting or event, accident, happening, chance, fortune
1a) accident, chance
1b) fortune, fate
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה | that fate | Eccl.2.14 |
| מִקְרֶ֨ה | fate | Eccl.9.2 |
| fate of | Eccl.3.19 | |
| מִקְרֶ֥ה | chance | 1Sam.6.9 |
| fate | Eccl.9.3 | |
| מִקְרֶ֣ה | an accident | 1Sam.20.26 |
| מִקְרֶ֔הָ | chance her | Ruth.2.3 |
| כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה | like fate of | Eccl.2.15 |
| וּמִקְרֶ֤ה | and fate | Eccl.3.19 |
| וּמִקְרֶ֣ה | and fate of | Eccl.3.19 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִקְרֶה noun masculine1Sam 6:9 accident, chance, fortune; — absolute ׳מ 1Sam 6:9 +; construct מִקְרֵה Eccl 2:15 (so read also Eccl 3:19 (twice in verse) with ᵐ5 RuëtKau Wild, for ᵑ0 מִקְרֶה); —
1. accident, chance, 1Sam 6:9; 1Sam 20:26 with קָרָה Ruth 2:2 (see ׳ק 1).
2. in Ecclesiastes, fortune, fate, ׳מ אֶחָד יִקְרֶה אֶתכֻּֿלָּם Eccl 2:14 compare vEccl 2:15, Eccl 3:19 (3 t. in verse); Eccl 9:2; Eccl 9:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ruth | 2:2 |
| 1 Samuel | 6:9 · 20:26 |
| Ecclesiastes | 2:14 · 2:15 · 3:19 · 9:2 · 9:3 |