WG: Appointed Meeting
Overview
The appointed-meeting concept in Hebrew Scripture centers on mo'ed (H4150) — the divinely fixed appointment — and radiates outward through the place (tent/tabernacle), the personnel (priests), the activities (service, offerings), and the related assembly words that overlap in English translation.
Word Group Members
| Strong's |
Word |
Transliteration |
POS |
Occurrences |
Role in Concept |
Library Entry |
| H4150 |
מוֹעֵד |
mo'ed |
noun |
229 |
The appointment itself (time, place, feast) |
H4150 |
| H168 |
אֹהֶל |
ohel |
noun |
345 |
The place — tent/tabernacle |
— |
| H6607 |
פֶּתַח |
pethach |
noun |
164 |
The access point — door/entrance |
TODO(need H6607 study) |
| H5656 |
עֲבֹדָה |
avodah |
noun |
145 |
The activity — service/ministry |
TODO(need H5656 study) |
| H3548 |
כֹּהֵן |
kohen |
noun |
750 |
The personnel — priest |
H3548-kohen.md |
| H6944 |
קֹדֶשׁ |
qodesh |
noun |
468 |
The character — holiness/sacred |
H6944 |
| H5712 |
עֵדָה |
edah |
noun |
140 |
The people assembled — congregation |
H5712 |
| H6951 |
קָהָל |
qahal |
noun |
123 |
The people called — assembly |
H6951 |
| H2282 |
חַג |
chag |
noun |
62 |
The celebration — pilgrimage feast |
H2282 |
Relationships
Shared Roots
- mo'ed (H4150) and ya'ad (H3259) — from root יעד "to appoint, fix, meet"
- edah (H5712) — also from root יעד, but with the sense of "those appointed/assembled"
- qahal (H6951) and maqhel (H4721) — from root קהל "to assemble"
Co-occurrence (appear in same verses)
| Word A |
Word B |
Shared Verses |
Typical Context |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
ohel (H168) |
142x |
"tent of meeting" — the defining compound phrase |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
pethach (H6607) |
47x |
"door of the tent of meeting" |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
avodah (H5656) |
28x |
"service of the tent of meeting" |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
kohen (H3548) |
26x |
priestly ministry at the appointed place |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
qodesh (H6944) |
22x |
the sacred character of the appointment |
| ohel (H168) |
pethach (H6607) |
61x |
"door of the tent" |
| kohen (H3548) |
qodesh (H6944) |
47x |
priestly holiness |
| ohel (H168) |
avodah (H5656) |
29x |
"service of the tent" |
| avodah (H5656) |
qodesh (H6944) |
20x |
"holy service" |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
edah (H5712) |
13x |
assembly at appointed time |
| mo'ed (H4150) |
chag (H2282) |
8x |
appointed feast + pilgrimage feast together |
LXX Overlaps
| Hebrew Words |
Shared Greek |
Notes |
| mo'ed + edah + qahal |
all → συναγωγή in some contexts |
Greek conflates three distinct Hebrew assembly concepts |
| mo'ed + chag |
both → ἑορτή |
Greek uses one word for two types of feast |
| ohel + mo'ed |
σκηνή τοῦ μαρτυρίου |
LXX reinterprets "meeting" as "testimony" |
Roles in the Concept
- Appointment: mo'ed (מוֹעֵד) — the divinely fixed time, season, or meeting
- Place: ohel (אֹהֶל) — the tent where the appointment is kept
- Access: pethach (פֶּתַח) — the entrance/threshold of encounter
- Activity: avodah (עֲבֹדָה) — the service performed at the meeting
- Personnel: kohen (כֹּהֵן) — the priest who mediates the meeting
- Character: qodesh (קֹדֶשׁ) — the holiness that defines the space
- People (gathered): edah (עֵדָה) — the appointed assembly
- People (called): qahal (קָהָל) — the summoned assembly
- Celebration: chag (חַג) — the joyous pilgrimage aspect
Key Passages Where Multiple Group Words Appear Together
- Lev 1:1-3 — mo'ed + ohel: God speaks from the tent of meeting; offerings brought to its door
- Num 3:25 — mo'ed + ohel + avodah: Levitical service duties at the tent of meeting
- Exo 29:4 — mo'ed + ohel + pethach + kohen: Aaron brought to the door of the tent for priestly consecration
- Lev 23:2-4 — mo'ed + qodesh: the feasts of the LORD proclaimed as holy convocations
Generated from: search_strongs.py, co-occurrence queries
Last updated: 2026-03-31