Bible Dictionary: Convocation

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

A meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with political and legal matters. Hence it is called an "holy convocation." Such convocations were the Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:2, 3), the Passover (Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:7, 8; Numbers 28:25), Pentecost (Leviticus 23:21), the feast of Trumpets (Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 29:1), the feast of Weeks (Numbers 28:26), and the feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:35, 36). The great fast, the annual day of atonement, was "the holy convocation" (Leviticus 23:27; Numbers 29:7).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of calling or assembling by summons.

2. (n.) An assembly or meeting.

3. (n.) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

4. (n.) An academic assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONVOCATION

kon-vo-ka'-shun: A rendering for miqra' chiefly in the frequent "Holy Convocation"; but the word is sometimes used alone, e.g. Numbers 10:2 Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 4:5. On a holy convocation no work could be done. The phrase differs from "solemn assembly," which in the Pentateuch is only applied to the concluding festivals at the end of Passover and Tabernacles, while "Holy Convocation" is used of the Sabbath and all the great holy days of the Mosaic legislation.

Strong's Hebrew

4744. miqra -- a convocation, convoking, reading
... 4743, 4744. miqra. 4745 . a convocation, convoking, reading. Transliteration:
miqra Phonetic Spelling: (mik-raw') Short Definition: convocation. ...
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6951. qahal -- assembly, convocation, congregation
... 6950, 6951. qahal. 6952 . assembly, convocation, congregation. Transliteration:
qahal Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-hawl') Short Definition: assembly. ...
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6954. Qehelathah -- "assembly," a place in the desert
... Kehelathah. From qahal; convocation; Kehelathah, a place in the Desert -- Kehelathah.
see HEBREW qahal. 6953, 6954. Qehelathah. 6955 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Statue of the Empress; what Happened There; the Teaching of ...
... Book VIII. Chapter XX."The Statue of the Empress; what happened there; the Teaching
of John; Convocation of another Synod against John; his Deposition. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xx the statue of the.htm

The Irish Articles. AD 1615.
... The first Convocation of the Irish Protestant clergy, which took place after the
model of the English Convocation, adopted a doctrinal formula of its own ...
/.../ 85 the irish articles.htm

Footnotes:
... Footnotes. {6} The following Resolution was passed unanimously by the Upper House
of the Convocation of Canterbury on Feb.10, 1899, after the presentation of ...
/.../ellicott/addresses on the revised version of holy scripture/footnotes .htm

Early History of Revision.
... away since the appearance of the Revised Version of the New Testament, and the
presentation of it by the writer of these pages to the Convocation of Canterbury ...
/.../address i early history of.htm

Articuli xxxix. Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ. AD 1562.
... were passed, recorded, and ratified to the year 1562 (1563), in Latin only; but
these Latin Articles were revised and translated by the Convocation of 1571 ...
/.../articuli xxxix ecclesiae anglicanae a d.htm

The Consecration of Joy
... days unto the Lord.35. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye
shall do no servile work therein.36. Seven days ye shall ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the consecration of joy.htm

The Elizabethan Articles. AD 1563 and 1571.
... THE ENGLISH EDITION, 1571. The authorized English text was adopted by Convocation
in 1571, and issued under the editorial care of Bishop Jewel of Salesbury. ...
/.../ 80 the elizabethan articles.htm

Subject Index
... Confirmation, [2434]rubric. Convocation, [2435]Convocation. ... Lord's Supper,
[2543]Title of the. Lower House of Convocation, [2544]Lower House of Convocation. ...
/.../luckock/studies in the book of common prayer/subject index.htm

The Doctrinal Formulas of Henry viii.
... of God king of England and of France, defender of the faith, lord of Ireland, and
in earth supreme head of the Church of England'), and approved by convocation ...
/.../ 78 the doctrinal formulas.htm

Public Use of the Version.
... to authoritative recognition, and to carefully formulated procedures under the high
and venerable sanction of the two Houses of the Convocation of Canterbury. ...
/.../addresses on the revised version of holy scripture/address v public use of.htm

Thesaurus

Convocation (19 Occurrences)
... Hence it is called an "holy convocation." Such convocations were the Sabbaths
(Leviticus 23:2, 3), the Passover (Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:7, 8; Numbers 28:25 ...
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Laborious (12 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 23:7 In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. ... In the seventh
day is a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.'" (See NAS RSV). ...
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Servile (13 Occurrences)
... Servile (13 Occurrences). Leviticus 23:7 In the first day ye shall have an holy
convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Regular (95 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Leviticus 23:7 In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. ... In the
seventh day is a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.'" (WEB NIV). ...
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Sacred (140 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:16 In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the
seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them ...
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Seventh (123 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:16 In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the
seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them ...
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Trumpets (52 Occurrences)
... of each month were on that occasion blown with unusual solemnity (Leviticus
23:23-25; Numbers 10:10; 29:1-6). It was one of the seven days of holy convocation. ...
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Fire-offering (45 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 23:8 and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah seven days; in
the seventh day 'is' a holy convocation; ye do no servile work.' (YLT). ...
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Therein (269 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of
rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of ...
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Generally (7 Occurrences)
... of the king's host." (2) As an adjective "general assembly" is the translation of
paneguris (whence we have panegyric), "an assembly or convocation of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Convocation (19 Occurrences)

Exodus 12:16 In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 23:3 "'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:7 In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh seven days. In the seventh day is a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:21 You shall make proclamation on the same day: there shall be a holy convocation to you; you shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:24 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying,'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:27 "However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:36 Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:37 "'These are the appointed feasts of Yahweh, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, and a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day;
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 10:2 Make to thee two trumpets of silver; beaten work thou dost make them, and they have been to thee for the convocation of the company, and for the journeying of the camps;
(YLT)

Numbers 28:18 In the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 28:25 On the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 28:26 "'Also in the day of the first fruits, when you offer a new meal offering to Yahweh in your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 29:1 "'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 29:7 "'On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no manner of work;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 29:12 "'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work, and you shall keep a feast to Yahweh seven days:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 8:8 and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
(YLT)

Isaiah 1:13 Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; new moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies.
(Root in WEB JPS DBY YLT NIV)

Subtopics

Convocation

Convocation: Holy: Three Held Annually by the Israelites

Related Terms

Laborious (12 Occurrences)

Servile (13 Occurrences)

Regular (95 Occurrences)

Sacred (140 Occurrences)

Seventh (123 Occurrences)

Trumpets (52 Occurrences)

Fire-offering (45 Occurrences)

Therein (269 Occurrences)