3 dictionary results for: Mikvah
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mik·vah 
[Seph. mee-kvah; Ashk., Eng. mik-vuh] Pronunciation Key
[Seph. mee-kvah; Ashk., Eng. mik-vuh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -voth, -vot, -vos
[Seph. -vawt; Ashk. -vohs] Pronunciation Key, English. -vahs. Hebrew.
[Seph. -vawt; Ashk. -vohs] Pronunciation Key, English. -vahs. Hebrew. | a ritual bath to which Orthodox Jews are traditionally required to go on certain occasions, as before the Sabbath and after each menstrual period, to cleanse and purify themselves. |
Also, mikveh.
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| mik·vah
(mĭk'və, mēk-vä') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mik·voth or mik·vot (-vōt') or mik·vos (-vōs)
[Hebrew miqwâ, reservoir or miqwe, collection (of water), immersion pool, both from qāwâ, to collect; see qbw in Semitic roots.] |
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| mikvah | |
noun | |
| (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation) |
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