מִקְוֶה
Transliteration
miqvê
Pronunciation
mik-veh'
Part of Speech
masculine noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָוָה (H6960)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1994c,1995a

Strong’s Definitions

מִקְוֶה miqveh, mik-veh'; or
מִקְוֵה miqvêh; (1 Kings 10:28), mik-vay'; or
מִקְוֵא° miqvêʼ; (2 Chronicles 1:16), mik-vay'; 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:—abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty [of water], pool.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4723 in the following manner: linen yarn (4x), hope (4x), gathering together (1x), pool (1x), plenty (1x), abiding (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H4723 in the following manner: linen yarn (4x), hope (4x), gathering together (1x), pool (1x), plenty (1x), abiding (1x).

  1. hope

    1. hope

    2. ground of hope

    3. things hoped for, outcome

  2. collection, collected mass

    proper masculine noun (CLBL)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִקְוֶה miqveh, mik-veh'; or
מִקְוֵה miqvêh; (1 Kings 10:28), mik-vay'; or
מִקְוֵא° miqvêʼ; (2 Chronicles 1:16), mik-vay'; 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:—abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty [of water], pool.
STRONGS H4723: Abbreviations
† קֹוֶה, or קֹוֵא proper name, of a territory Kuë in Cilicia (compare KAT2. 257); מִקֹוֶה from Kuë, for MT מִקְוֵה 1 Kings 10:28 (twice in verse) and || מִקְוֵא 2 Chronicles 1:16 (twice in verse); so WklAlttest. Unters. 173 Gr Benz Kit, compare ἐκ Θεκουε (also ἐκ Κωα FieldHexapla i. 616), de Coa, Κωδ LagOnom. 273, Jerome Coa Id.ibid. 111.

† I. מִקְוֶה noun [masculine] hope; — absolute מ׳ 1 Chronicles 29:15; Ezra 10:2; construct in phrase מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל, epithet of י׳ Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13, compare Jeremiah 50:7.

† II. [מִקְוֶה] noun [masculine] collection, collected mass (P); — construct מִקְוֵךְ Genesis 1:10 (מִקְוֶה also H4725 Genesis 1:9, for מָקוֺם according to Ball), Exodus 7:19; Leviticus 11:36, all of water. ֯ מ׳ 1 Kings 10:28 (twice in verse) = מִקְוֵא 2 Chronicles 1:16 (company of merchants; drove of horses), see קֹוֶה above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:10

Exodus

7:19

Leviticus

11:36

1 Kings

10:28; 10:28

1 Chronicles

29:15

2 Chronicles

1:16; 1:16

Ezra

10:2

Jeremiah

14:8; 17:13; 50:7