"mikveh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪkfə/ [UK], /ˈmɪkvə/ [UK], /ˈmɪkvə/ [US] Forms: mikvehs [plural], mikveot [plural], mikvos [plural], mikvot [plural], mikvoth [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|מִקְוֶה||t=collection 􂀿of water􂁀|tr=mikvé}} Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mikveot|mikvos|mikvot|mikvoth}} mikveh (plural mikvehs or mikveot or mikvos or mikvot or mikvoth)
  1. (Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: mikvah (english: very common, particularly in UK), mikva, mikve, mikweh, miqveh, miqweh [uncommon] Translations (ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed): mikve [feminine] (Czech), Mikwe [feminine] (German), מִקְוֶה (mikvé) [masculine] (Hebrew), mykwa [feminine] (Polish), מקווה (mikve) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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