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Mikveh in Hebrew is מִקְוֶה (mikvé).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מִקְוֶה
mikvé
noun · masculine
In English

mikveh

/ˈmɪkfə/ /ˈmɪkvə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for mikveh as a noun.

ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed

This is more about the Hebrew word מִקְוֶה.

Written with vowel points
מִקְוֶה
Written without vowel points
מקווה
Said
mikvé
Plural
מקווים

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מקווה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after mikveh in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨mikveh⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨mikveh⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨mikveh⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִקְוֶה⁩, said mikvé. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מקווה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מקווים⁩.

Is ⁨מקווה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מקווה⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨mikveh⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨mikveh⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈmɪkfə/, /ˈmɪkvə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry mikveh and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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