Mikra (מקרא) is a Hebrew word derived from קרא, Kärä, meaning "that which is read", and refers to the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh

Tanakh

The Tanakh is a name used in Judaism for the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The Tanakh is also known as the Masoretic Text or the Miqra. The name is an acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: The Torah , Nevi'im and Ketuvim —hence...

. 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
    Anatolia
    Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
    
    , sometimes referred to as Asia minor

See also

• Mikra, Thessaloniki
  Mikra, Thessaloniki
  Mikra is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thermi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 10,427 . The seat of the municipality was in Trilofo....
  
  , 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.