מוּעָדָהmûwʻâdâh

appointed, (for refuge) (Joshua 20:9)

Pronunciation: moo-aw-daw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4152

Same root

יָעַדyâʻad · H3259to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Joshua 20:9 These cities were set apart for all the Israelites as well as the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed another person could take refuge in one of these cities. In this way, they could escape being killed in revenge prior to standing trial before the local assembly.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).