Miqveh — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִקְוֶה

מִקְוֶה

miqveh · pronounced mik-veh' · Strong's H4723 · a man

Miqveh means something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective).

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Strong's definition

or מִקְוֵה; (1 Kings 10:28), or מִקְוֵאlemma מִּקְוֵא extra dagesh, corrected to מִקְוֵא; (2 Chronicles 1:16), from H6960; something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove.

First appearance

Gen 1:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. (KJV)

Every verse that names Miqveh

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah

Gen 1:10Exod 7:19Lev 11:361Kgs 10:281Chr 29:152Chr 1:16Ezra 10:2Jer 14:8Jer 17:13Jer 50:7

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