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mik⋅vah

  [Seph. mee-kvah; Ashk., Eng. mik-vuh]
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–noun, plural -voth, -vot, -vos  [Seph. -vawt; Ashk. -vohs] , 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')   
n.   pl. mik·voth or mik·vot (-vōt') or mik·vos (-vōs)

  1. A ritual purification bath taken by Jews on certain occasions, as before the Sabbath or after menstruation or ejaculation.

  2. A building, room, or fixture in which this bath takes place.


[Hebrew miqwâ, reservoir or miqwe, collection (of water), immersion pool, both from qāwâ, to collect; see qbw in Semitic roots.]
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