Meanings
plural mikvehs · plural mikveot · plural mikvos · plural mikvot · plural mikvoth · alternative mikvah · alternative uncommon mikva · alternative uncommon mikve · alternative uncommon mikweh · alternative uncommon miqveh · alternative uncommon miqweh
- JudaismA ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
On the night before her wedding Channa Washinsky would certainly have immersed herself in the ritually cleansing waters of the mikveh.
2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 1971 more example
Adjacent were the remains of a mikvah bath for the ritual purification of women, and a kosher abattoir for the ritual slaughter of beasts [...].
2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 365
Origin
- Hebrewמִקְוֶה“collection [of water]”
- Englishmikveh
Borrowed from Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”).
More words from Hebrew
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Czech mikve
- mikveritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
German Mikwe
- Mikweritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
Hebrew מקווה \ מִקְוֶה
- מקווה \ מִקְוֶה (mikvé)ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
Hungarian mikve
- mikveritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
Polish mykwa
- mykwaritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
Yiddish מקווה
- מקווה (mikve)ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed
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mikveh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mikveh
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