מִקְוֶה

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

or מִקְוֵה; (1 Kings 10:28), or מִקְוֵאlemma מִּקְוֵא extra dagesh, corrected to מִקְוֵא; (2 Chronicles 1:16), from H6960 (קָוָה);

KJV Usage

abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.hope
• 2.hope
• 3.ground of hope
• 4.things hoped for, outcome
• 5.collection, that which is gathered together

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: miqveh; Pronunciation: mik-veh'