Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) means body of water in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מִקְוֵה מַיִם
mikveh mayim
noun · masculine
In English
body of water
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mikveh mayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צֶבֶר גדול של מים על פני כדור הארץ (או על פני כל פלנטה אחרת), כגון: ים, נהר, אגם, אוקינוס וכדומה.
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי-טוֹב
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mikveh mayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִקְוֵה מַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- מקווה מים
- Said
- mikveh mayim
- Plural
- מִקְוֵי מַיִם
- Inflections
- ר' מִקְוֵי מַיִם
- Gematria
- 247
This is how Mikveh mayim is said in other languages.
- English
- body of water
- Russian
- водоём
- French
- etendue d'eau
- Spanish
- cuerpo de agua
- German
- Gewässer
These words mean nearly the same as Mikveh mayim.
These words come before and after Mikveh mayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mikveh mayim.
What does Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) mean in Hebrew?
Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) means body of water. It is said mikveh mayim, with the stress on veh.
What is a synonym for Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) are גוף מים.
Is Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) masculine or feminine?
The word Mikveh mayim (מקווה מים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִקְוֵי מַיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקוה מים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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