Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
accident
Usage: 1) unforeseen meeting or event, accident, happening, chance, fortune 1a) accident, chance 1b) fortune, fate
Strong's Number
H4745
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
3
Strong's H4745 Quick Answer
Strong's H4745 מִקרֶה (miqreh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. miqreh (mik-reh') n-m. 1. something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune [from H7136] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include event, hap, chance, something, and befalleth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- miqreh (mik-reh') n-m. 1. something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune [from H7136]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- event, hap, chance, something, and befalleth
Meaning and Definition
miqreh (mik-reh') n-m. 1. something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune [from H7136] KJV: something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth). Root(s): H7136
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4745. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4745 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render miqreh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
event
Ecclesiastes 2:14
3×
Something
1 Samuel 20:26
befalleth
Ecclesiastes 3:19
chance
1 Samuel 6:9
hap
Ruth 2:3
How Strong's H4745 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4745 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4745 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4745.
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4745, grouped by book.
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4745 FAQ
What does miqreh (מִקְרֶה) mean?
Miqreh (Strong's H4745) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "something befallen". miqreh (mik-reh') n-m. 1. something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune [from H7136]
How many times is miqreh (מִקְרֶה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4745 across 3 books.
Where can I study miqreh (מִקְרֶה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4745 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate miqreh (מִקְרֶה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as event, hap, chance, something, and befalleth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.