Mikvah Definition
mĭkvə, mēk-vä
mikvahs, mikvah
noun
A bath in which Orthodox Jews immerse themselves for ritual purification, as before the Sabbath or following menstruation.
Webster's New World
A building, room, or fixture in which this bath takes place.
American Heritage
Alternative spelling of mikveh.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mikvah
Noun
Singular:
mikvah
Plural:
mikvahsOrigin of Mikvah
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Hebrew miqwâ reservoir or miqwe collection (of water), immersion pool both from qāwâ to collect qbw in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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