Mikve (מִקְוֶה) means hope in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִקְוֶה
mikve
noun · feminine
In English
hope
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mikve.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תקווה.
מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל מוֹשִׁיעוֹ בְּעֵת צָרָה לָמָּה תִהְיֶה כְּגֵר בָּאָרֶץ וּכְאֹרֵחַ נָטָה לָלוּן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mikve is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִקְוֶה
- Written without vowel points
- מקווה
- Said
- mikve
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Gematria
- 157
This is how Mikve is said in other languages.
- English
- hope
These words mean nearly the same as Mikve.
- תקווה
- תוחלת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Mikve in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mikve.
What does Mikve (מִקְוֶה) mean in Hebrew?
Mikve (מִקְוֶה) means hope. It is said mikve, with the stress on mi.
What is a synonym for Mikve (מִקְוֶה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mikve (מִקְוֶה) are תקווה and תוחלת.
Is Mikve (מִקְוֶה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mikve (מִקְוֶה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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