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It is also used metaphorically to denote hope or expectation. In the context of water, it signifies a place where water is gathered, often used for ritual purification. In a metaphorical sense, it conveys the idea of hope or something eagerly awaited.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, water was a precious resource, and the concept of gathering water was vital for survival. The miqveh, as a physical structure, was essential for both practical and religious purposes. It was used for ritual purification, a practice deeply embedded in Jewish law and tradition. The miqveh's significance extends beyond its physical use, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and renewal. The concept of hope, as derived from the same root, reflects the Israelites' reliance on God's promises and their anticipation of His deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קוא</font> only in <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵא</font> see II. <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֶה</font> below II. <font class="hebrew2">קוה</font>. </p><p> <font class="hebrew2">קֹוֶה</font>, or <font class="hebrew2">קֹוֵא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a territory</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Kuë in Cilicia</b></font> (compare KAT<sup>2. 257</sup>); <font class="hebrew2">מִקֹוֶה</font> <em>from Kuë</em>, for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵה</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28</a> (twice in verse) and "" <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵא</font>2Chronicles 1:16 (twice in verse); so Wkl<sup>Alttest. Unters. 173</sup> Gr Benz Kit, compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐκ Θεκουε</font> (also <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐκ Κωα</font> Field<sup>Hexapla i. 616</sup>), <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> <em>de Coa</em>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Κωδ</font> Lag<sup>Onom. 273</sup>, Jerome <em>Coa</em> Id.<sup>ibid. 111</sup>. <p> I. <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hope</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2</a>; construct in phrase <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל</font>, epithet of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Jeremiah 14:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-7.htm">Jeremiah 50:7</a>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֶה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>collection, collected mass</b></font> (P); — construct <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10</a> (<font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֶה</font> also <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9</a>, for <font class="hebrew2">מָקוֺם</font> according to <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Ball), <a href="/interlinear/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36</a>, all of water. <font class="hebrew2">֯</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28</a> (twice in verse) = <font class="hebrew2">מִקְוֵא</font>2Chronicles 1:16 (<em>company</em> of merchants; <em>drove</em> of houses), see <font class="hebrew2">קֹוֶה</font> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty of water, pool <p>Or miqveh (1 Kings 10:28) {mik-vay'}; or miqvet (2 Chron. 1:16) {mik-vay'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm">qavah</a>; 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. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm">qavah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה וּמִקְוֵ֕א וּמִקְוֵ֕ה וּמִקְוֵ֥ה ולמקוה ומקוא ומקוה מִקְוֵ֖ה מִקְוֵ֤ה מִקְוֵ֥א מִקְוֵ֥ה מִקְוֵה֙ מִקְוֵה־ מִקְוֶ֥ה מִקְוֶֽה׃ מקוא מקוה מקוה־ מקוה׃ mikVe mikVeh miq·wê miq·weh miq·wêh miq·wêh- miqwê miqweh miqwêh miqwêh- ū·lə·miq·wêh ū·miq·wê ū·miq·wêh ulemikVeh ūləmiqwêh umikVe umikVeh ūmiqwê ūmiqwêh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 1:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ <b> וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה </b> הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> earth, <span class="itali">and the gathering</span> of the waters<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [land] Earth; <span class="itali">and the gathering together</span> of the waters<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dry earth <span class="itali">and the gathering</span> of the waters called<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 7:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַ֛ל כָּל־ <b> מִקְוֵ֥ה </b> מֵימֵיהֶ֖ם וְיִֽהְיוּ־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">their reservoirs</span> of water,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and upon their ponds, <span class="itali">and upon all their pools</span> of water,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/7-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and over all <span class="itali">their reservoirs</span> of water may become<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַעְיָ֥ן וּב֛וֹר <b> מִקְוֵה־ </b> מַ֖יִם יִהְיֶ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or a cistern <span class="itali">collecting</span> water<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or pit, <span class="itali">[wherein there is] plenty</span> of water,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A spring A cistern <span class="itali">collecting</span> water become<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 10:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם <b> וּמִקְוֵ֕ה </b> סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of Egypt, <span class="itali">and linen yarn:</span> the king's<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Solomon's Egypt <span class="itali">yarn</span> merchants the king's<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 10:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ <b> מִקְוֵ֖ה </b> בִּמְחִֽיר׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> received <span class="itali">the linen yarn</span> at a price.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king's procured <span class="itali">yarn</span> A price<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/29-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 29:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין <b> מִקְוֶֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there is no <span class="itali">hope.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [are] as a shadow, <span class="itali">and [there is] none abiding.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the earth and there <span class="itali">hope</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 1:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם <b> וּמִקְוֵ֕א </b> סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of Egypt, <span class="itali">and linen yarn:</span> the king's<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Solomon's Egypt <span class="itali">yarn</span> traders the king's<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 1:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ <b> מִקְוֵ֥א </b> יִקְח֖וּ בִּמְחִֽיר׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> received <span class="itali">the linen yarn</span> at a price.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> traders the king's <span class="itali">yarn</span> procured A price<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 10:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַתָּ֛ה יֵשׁ־ <b> מִקְוֶ֥ה </b> לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there <span class="itali">is hope</span> for Israel<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yet now there is <span class="itali">hope</span> in Israel<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now there <span class="itali">is hope</span> Israel spite<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 14:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מִקְוֵה֙ </b> יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">O Hope</span> of Israel, Its Savior<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">O the hope</span> of Israel, the saviour<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Hope</span> of Israel Savior<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 17:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מִקְוֵ֤ה </b> יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> O LORD, <span class="itali">the hope</span> of Israel, All<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> O LORD, <span class="itali">the hope</span> of Israel,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the hope</span> of Israel LORD<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/50-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 50:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְוֵה־ צֶ֔דֶק <b> וּמִקְוֵ֥ה </b> אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Even the LORD, <span class="itali">the hope</span> of their fathers.'<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> even the LORD, <span class="itali">the hope</span> of their fathers.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the habitation of righteousness <span class="itali">the hope</span> of their fathers the LORD<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4723.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4723.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4723<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mikve_4723.htm">miq·wê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mikveh_4723.htm">miq·wêh — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ulemikveh_4723.htm">ū·lə·miq·wêh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umikve_4723.htm">ū·miq·wê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umikveh_4723.htm">ū·miq·wêh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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