Mikra

Mikra (also spelled Miqra) (מקרא) is a Hebrew word derived from קרא, Kärä, meaning "that which is read", and refers to the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. It is also a Greek word (μικρά), the feminine singular (or neutral plural) form of the adjective μικρός, meaning "small".

• The Hebrew term may refer to:
  • the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
  • convocation or assembly

• The Greek term may refer to:
  • Mikra Asia, Greek name of Anatolia, sometimes referred to as Asia minor

See also

• Mikra, Thessaloniki, a town near Thessaloniki, Greece

Mikra (mem-kuf-raish-aleph) in modern Hebrew usage also means convocation, or assembly (from Alcalay) as well as referring to scripture, biblical verse, or the bible. Perhaps the reason that this word means both 'convocation' as well as 'scripture' or 'biblical verse' dates to the time of Ezra, during the second temple period, when this sage brought the Torah (scripture) to the people assmbled to be read aloud.^{[citation needed]}