4348. mikvah
Strong's Lexicon
mikvah: Gathering, collection, hope, reservoir, pool

Original Word: מִקְוָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mikvah
Pronunciation: mik-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-vaw')
Definition: Gathering, collection, hope, reservoir, pool
Meaning: a burn

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָוָה (qavah), meaning "to collect" or "to hope."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 3068 (loutron): Refers to a bath or washing, often used in the context of spiritual cleansing or renewal (e.g., Ephesians 5:26).

Usage: The Hebrew word "mikvah" primarily refers to a collection or gathering of water. It is used in the context of a physical body of water, such as a pool or reservoir, and metaphorically to denote hope or expectation. In the Hebrew Bible, "mikvah" is often associated with ritual purification, where it signifies a pool of water used for ceremonial cleansing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of ritual purity was significant, and the mikvah played a crucial role in maintaining ceremonial cleanliness. The mikvah was a specially constructed pool of water used for immersion, which was required for various purification rites, including those for women after menstruation, converts to Judaism, and priests before temple service. The practice of immersion in a mikvah symbolizes spiritual renewal and purification, reflecting a deep-seated cultural and religious emphasis on holiness and separation from impurity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kavah
Definition
a burnt spot, scar of a burn
NASB Translation
burn (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִכְוָה noun feminine burnt-spot, scar of a burn; מִכְוַתאֵֿשׁ Leviticus 13:24; מִכְוָה Leviticus 13:24; Leviticus 13:25; Leviticus 13:28; Leviticus 13:28 (all P).

כּוֺכָב see below כבב.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
that burns, burning

From kavah; a burn -- that burneth, burning.

see HEBREW kavah

Forms and Transliterations
בַּמִּכְוָ֖ה במכוה הַמִּכְוָ֖ה הַמִּכְוָ֗ה המכוה מִכְוַת־ מכות־ bam·miḵ·wāh bammichVah bammiḵwāh ham·miḵ·wāh hammichVah hammiḵwāh michvat miḵ·waṯ- miḵwaṯ-
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 13:24
HEB: יִהְיֶ֥ה בְעֹר֖וֹ מִכְוַת־ אֵ֑שׁ וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה
NAS: in its skin a burn by fire,
KJV: whereof [there is] a hot burning, and the quick
INT: sustains skin A burn fire becomes

Leviticus 13:24
HEB: וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה מִֽחְיַ֣ת הַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶת לְבָנָ֥ה
NAS: and the raw [flesh] of the burn becomes
KJV: and the quick [flesh] that burneth have a white
INT: becomes and the raw the burn A bright white

Leviticus 13:25
HEB: צָרַ֣עַת הִ֔וא בַּמִּכְוָ֖ה פָּרָ֑חָה וְטִמֵּ֤א
NAS: it has broken out in the burn. Therefore, the priest
KJV: broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest
INT: is leprosy he the burn has broken shall pronounce

Leviticus 13:28
HEB: כֵהָ֔ה שְׂאֵ֥ת הַמִּכְוָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְטִֽהֲרוֹ֙
NAS: it is the swelling from the burn; and the priest
KJV: it [is] a rising of the burning, and the priest
INT: is dim is the swelling the burn he shall pronounce

Leviticus 13:28
HEB: כִּֽי־ צָרֶ֥בֶת הַמִּכְוָ֖ה הִֽוא׃ פ
NAS: for it is [only] the scar of the burn.
KJV: for it [is] an inflammation of the burning.
INT: for is the scar of the burn he

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4348
5 Occurrences


bam·miḵ·wāh — 1 Occ.
ham·miḵ·wāh — 3 Occ.
miḵ·waṯ- — 1 Occ.
















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