מקרא

מִקְרָא
1. собрание;
2. созыв;
3. чтение (вслух).

מַקְרָאpr. n. m. (Μακρός) Macra. Gen. R. s. 46 (read:) מסתברא הדא דמ׳ this interpretation of M. is plausible; (Lev. R. s. 25 דנְגָדָא).

מְקֹרָא, מְקוֹרָאm. (קָרָא) being called, summons. Y.Ber.II, 4d top; Y.Meg.I, 71c (play on מקורך, Prov. 5:18) יהי מְקֹרָאֲךָ לקברוכ׳ blessed be thy being summoned to the grave; Yalk. Prov. 937; Koh. R. to IV, 17. Ib. בבית מקוראך תהיה ברוך be blessed in the house to which thou wilt be called.

מִקְרָאm. (b. h.; קָרָא) 1) call, convocation. Sifra Emor, Par. 11, ch. XIV אלא אם עשאו מ׳ קדש unless one made it (the Day of Atonement) a holy call (observed it). Ib. ch. XIII, Par. 11 בני ישראל מ׳ קדשוכ׳ the sons of Israel are a holy convocation (called to celebrate the festivals) Mekh. Bo. s. 9; a. fr. 2) reading, esp. the reading from the Scriptures. Ber.II, 1 זמן במ׳ the time for reading the shmʿa. Meg.3a, a. fr. מ׳ מגילה the recitation of the Book of Esther. Tosef.Ber.II, 20 יש שם מ׳ ותפלה reading the Scriptures and prayer are permitted there; Sabb.10a; a. e.Meg. l. c. (ref. to Neh. 8:8 ויקראו מ׳) זו this means the reading of the text; Ned.37b; a. fr. 3) pronunciation, vocalization; מ׳ סופרים the traditional vocalization of the Scripture texts. Ib. 4) teaching the Bible, primary instruction. Ib. IV, 3 לא ילמדנו מ׳ he must not teach him Bible, contrad. to מדרש Ib. 36b bot. במקום … על המ׳ where is it customary to take remuneration for teaching the Bible. Y.Meg.III, beg.73d; Y.Keth.XIII, beg.35c בית ספר למ׳וכ׳ Beth Sepher was the school for Bible, Beth Talmud for Mishnah. Lev. R. s. 2, beg. נכנסין למ׳ enter the primary school; a. fr. 5) the Scriptures. Y.Taan.IV, 68a bot. היזרנו על כל המ׳, v. חָזַר; a. fr. 6) Biblical verse, text. Sot.V, 2 שאין לו מ׳ מן התורהוכ׳ there is for it no passage in the Torah intimating that it is unclean. Ib. מביא לו מ׳ מןוכ׳ produces for it a Biblical text in evidence Yeb.11b, a. e. אין מ׳ יוצא מידי פשוטו a Bible verse can never lose its literal sense (although its meaning may be extended by the methods of interpretation). Snh.34a, a. e. מ׳ אחד יוצאוכ׳, v. טַעַם. Ib. 101a מ׳ זה מעצמו נדרש this verse must be interpreted from its own wording. Ib. bot. מנין לך … מ׳ אני דורש how do you know this?… I interpret Bible verses; a. fr.Pl. מִקְרָאוֹת, מִקְרָיוֹת. Men.19b; Zeb.63b; Sot.14b כ״מ שאתה מוצא שני מ׳ אחדוכ׳ wherever there are two possible interpretations of two parallel expressions one of which contradicts the other, and one of which confirms the other Yoma 52a bot., v. הֶכְרַע. Y.Snh.VIII, 26c top זה אחד משלשה מ׳ this is one of the three passages where the Law speaks metaphorically; Y.Keth.IV, 28c top; a. fr.

מַסּוֹרֶתf. (מָסַר) ( a chain of) tradition. Sot.10b דבר זה מ׳ בידינו מאבותינווכ׳ we hold a tradition from our fathers that Ḥull.63b עוף טהור נאכל במ׳ as for eating clean birds we rely on tradition (there being no rules for distinguishing them in the Biblical law).Esp. the traditional Scriptural text without vowels, contrad. to מקרא the traditional vocalization, v. אֵם. Y.Meg.IV, 74d bot. (ref. to Neh. 8:8) ‘they explained the reading, זה המ׳ this means the traditional text; Bab. ib. 3a אלו חמסורות (some eds. מסורת; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.); Ned.37b המסורות. Ab. III, 13 מ׳ סייג לתורה the tradition is the fence for (preserving the integrity of) the Torah. Zeb.37b, sq. אהני מקרא ואהני מ׳ the traditional vocalization is a help (in interpretation), and so is the traditional literal text (e. g. בסכת, Lev. 23:42, which may be interpreted as singular number, and which is read as a plural); a. fr.Pl. מַסֹּורֹות. Tanḥ Vaëthḥ. 6 נטלו מ׳ חכמהוכ׳ the traditions of wisdom were taken from Moses and given to Joshua.Meg.3a; Ned.37b, v. supra.מַסֹּורָה Massorah, the collection of textual readings systematically arranged.

מַסּוֹרֶתf. (מָסַר) ( a chain of) tradition. Sot.10b דבר זה מ׳ בידינו מאבותינווכ׳ we hold a tradition from our fathers that Ḥull.63b עוף טהור נאכל במ׳ as for eating clean birds we rely on tradition (there being no rules for distinguishing them in the Biblical law).Esp. the traditional Scriptural text without vowels, contrad. to מקרא the traditional vocalization, v. אֵם. Y.Meg.IV, 74d bot. (ref. to Neh. 8:8) ‘they explained the reading, זה המ׳ this means the traditional text; Bab. ib. 3a אלו חמסורות (some eds. מסורת; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.); Ned.37b המסורות. Ab. III, 13 מ׳ סייג לתורה the tradition is the fence for (preserving the integrity of) the Torah. Zeb.37b, sq. אהני מקרא ואהני מ׳ the traditional vocalization is a help (in interpretation), and so is the traditional literal text (e. g. בסכת, Lev. 23:42, which may be interpreted as singular number, and which is read as a plural); a. fr.Pl. מַסֹּורֹות. Tanḥ Vaëthḥ. 6 נטלו מ׳ חכמהוכ׳ the traditions of wisdom were taken from Moses and given to Joshua.Meg.3a; Ned.37b, v. supra.מַסֹּורָה Massorah, the collection of textual readings systematically arranged.

עִינּוּג, עִנּ׳m. (עָנַג) pleasure, sweetness. Cant. R. to IV, 11 הקורא מקרא בעִינּוּגוֹ ובניגונו he who reads a Bible verse so as to bring out its sweetness and its melodious sound. Koh. R. to II, 8 אלו האגדות שהן ענוגו של מקרא (some ed. ענוגי, read. עִנּוּגִין pl.) that means the ăgadoth (v. אֲגָדָה) which are the delightful part of Biblical interpretation. Ib. עִנּוּגָן של ישראל the enjoyment of Israel (in the Holy Land; Yalk. ib. 968 תענוגה של ארץ ישראל).Pl. עִינּוּגִין, עִנּ׳, v. supra.

עִינּוּג, עִנּ׳m. (עָנַג) pleasure, sweetness. Cant. R. to IV, 11 הקורא מקרא בעִינּוּגוֹ ובניגונו he who reads a Bible verse so as to bring out its sweetness and its melodious sound. Koh. R. to II, 8 אלו האגדות שהן ענוגו של מקרא (some ed. ענוגי, read. עִנּוּגִין pl.) that means the ăgadoth (v. אֲגָדָה) which are the delightful part of Biblical interpretation. Ib. עִנּוּגָן של ישראל the enjoyment of Israel (in the Holy Land; Yalk. ib. 968 תענוגה של ארץ ישראל).Pl. עִינּוּגִין, עִנּ׳, v. supra.

עִינּוּג, עִנּ׳m. (עָנַג) pleasure, sweetness. Cant. R. to IV, 11 הקורא מקרא בעִינּוּגוֹ ובניגונו he who reads a Bible verse so as to bring out its sweetness and its melodious sound. Koh. R. to II, 8 אלו האגדות שהן ענוגו של מקרא (some ed. ענוגי, read. עִנּוּגִין pl.) that means the ăgadoth (v. אֲגָדָה) which are the delightful part of Biblical interpretation. Ib. עִנּוּגָן של ישראל the enjoyment of Israel (in the Holy Land; Yalk. ib. 968 תענוגה של ארץ ישראל).Pl. עִינּוּגִין, עִנּ׳, v. supra.

עִינּוּג, עִנּ׳m. (עָנַג) pleasure, sweetness. Cant. R. to IV, 11 הקורא מקרא בעִינּוּגוֹ ובניגונו he who reads a Bible verse so as to bring out its sweetness and its melodious sound. Koh. R. to II, 8 אלו האגדות שהן ענוגו של מקרא (some ed. ענוגי, read. עִנּוּגִין pl.) that means the ăgadoth (v. אֲגָדָה) which are the delightful part of Biblical interpretation. Ib. עִנּוּגָן של ישראל the enjoyment of Israel (in the Holy Land; Yalk. ib. 968 תענוגה של ארץ ישראל).Pl. עִינּוּגִין, עִנּ׳, v. supra.

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