Miqraʾ (H4744) derives from qaraʾ (to call, to read) and means a sacred convocation — a gathering called by God. The appointed feasts are called miqraʾ qodesh ('holy convocations'). In post-biblical Hebrew miqra became the word for Scripture itself — the sacred reading.
The miqraʾ qodesh feasts are rehearsals of redemption. Israel gathers not merely for tradition but because God calls them — these are divine summons. The New Testament sees Christ as the fulfillment of each miqraʾ. And the later use of miqra for Scripture shows that God's word is itself a calling — kletos in Greek — an invitation to holy assembly.