mikveh
UK/ˈmɪkfə/US/ˈmɪkvə/
mikveh noun: a ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
Noun
mikveh (plural mikvehs or mikveot or mikvos or mikvot or mikvoth)
- A 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 197
- 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
Forms of mikveh
| plural | mikvehs |
|---|---|
| plural | mikveot |
| plural | mikvos |
| plural | mikvot |
| plural | mikvoth |
| alternative form | mikvah |
| alternative uncommon | mikva |
| alternative uncommon | mikve |
| alternative uncommon | mikweh |
| alternative uncommon | miqveh |
| alternative uncommon | miqweh |
Origin of mikveh
Borrowed from Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”).
Questions about mikveh
- What does mikveh mean?
- Mikveh means a ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
- What part of speech is mikveh?
- Mikveh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mikveh?
- Mikveh is pronounced /ˈmɪkfə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mikveh?
- The plural of mikveh is mikvehs.
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