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<p> [[Convocation]] n. L. </p> 1. The act of calling or assembling by summons. 2. An assembly. <p> In the first day there shall be a holy convocation. &nbsp;Exodus 12 . </p> 3. In England, an assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs. It is held during the session of parliament, and consists of an upper and lower house. In the upper house sit the archbishops and bishops in the lower house sit the inferior clergy, represented by their proctors, consisting of all the deans and arch-deacons, of one proctor for every chapter, and two for the clergy of every diocese, in all one hundred and forty-three divines, Twenty-two deans, fifty-three arch-deacons, twenty-four prebendaries, and forty-four proctors of the diocesan clergy. 4. An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

<p> ( '''''מַקְרָא''''' , mira', from '''''קָרָא''''' , ''Kara''' , to [[Call]] ; comp. &nbsp;Numbers 10:2; &nbsp;Isaiah 1:13), applied invariably to meetings of a [[Religious]] character, in contradistinction to [[Congregation]] , in which political and legal matters were occasionally settled. (See [[Government]]). Hence it is connected with '''''קֹדֶשׁ''''' , [[Holy]] , and is applied only to the Sabbath and the great annual festivals of the [[Jews]] (&nbsp;Exodus 12:16; &nbsp;Leviticus 23:2 sq.; &nbsp;Numbers 28:18 sq.; &nbsp;Numbers 29:1 sq.). In this sense, with one exception (&nbsp;Isaiah 1:13, "assembly"), the word is peculiar to the Pentateuch; but in &nbsp;Isaiah 4:5, it denotes the [[Place]] of gathering ("assemblies"), and in &nbsp;Nehemiah 8:3, it signifies the public "[[Reading]] " of the law in the synagogue service. The Sept. treats it as an adjective ( '''''Κλητός''''' , '''''Ἐπίκλητος''''' ; ''Called'' ); but there can be no doubt that the A. V. is correct in its rendering (Smith, s.v.). (See Congregation). Like the Greek '''''Πανηγυρις''''' or mass-meeting (Smith's ''Dict. Of Class. Antiq.'' s.v. Panegyris), it signifies "a meeting or solemn assembly of a whole people for the purpose of worshipping at a common sanctuary." The phrase "holy convocation" is applied, </p> <p> '''I.''' To the FEASTS: </p> <p> '''1.''' To the Sabbaths, all of which were "holy convocations" (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:2-3). </p> <p> '''2.''' To the [[Passover]] . </p> <p> '''(a.)''' ''Its First Day'' (&nbsp;Exodus 12:16; &nbsp;Leviticus 23:7; &nbsp;Numbers 28:18); </p> <p> '''(b.)''' ''Its Last Day'' (&nbsp;Exodus 12:16; &nbsp;Leviticus 23:8; &nbsp;Numbers 28:25). </p> <p> '''3.''' ''To The Pentecost'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:21). </p> <p> '''4.''' ''To The Feast Of [[Trumpets]] On The 1St Of Tisri, The New Year'S Day Of The Civil Year'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:24; &nbsp;Numbers 29:1). </p> <p> '''5.''' ''To The Feast Of [[Weeks]] Or First-Fruits'' (&nbsp;Numbers 28:26). </p> <p> '''6.''' ''To The Feast Of Tabernacles'' : </p> <p> '''(a.)''' ''Its First Day'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:35; &nbsp;Numbers 29:12); </p> <p> '''(b.)''' ''Its Last Day'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:36). </p> <p> '''7.''' ''As Introductory To The Enumeration Of These Feasts'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:4), and as closing it (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:7). </p> <p> '''II.''' To the one great FAST, the ''Annual Day Of Atonement'' (&nbsp;Leviticus 23:27; &nbsp;Numbers 29:7). To the deep solemnities of "the Holy Convocation," whether of joy or of sorrow ("afflicting the soul," as in the last passage), one great feature was common, marked by the command, "Ye shall do no servile work therein" (see all the passages); or more fully in &nbsp;Exodus 12:16, "No manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you." (Such as are curious about the Rabbinical opinions of what might be done, and what might not, on these occasions, may find them in Buxtorf's Synagoga Judaica, especially ch. 19; the joyous celebrations are described in ch. 21, and the expiatory in ch. 25, 26; see also Ugolini Thesaur. 4:988-1052). With this may be compared Strabo's statement (bk. 10), "This is a common practice both of [[Greeks]] and barbarians, to perform their sacred services with a festive cessation of labor." (See [[Sabbath]]). </p>

<p> ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' vō̇ ''''' - ''''' kā´shun ''''' : A rendering for מקרא , <i> ''''' miḳrā' ''''' </i> chiefly in the frequent "Holy Convocation"; but the word is sometimes used alone, e.g. &nbsp;Numbers 10:2; &nbsp;Isaiah 1:13; &nbsp;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. </p>