What does מִקְוֶה (miqĕweh) mean in the Bible?
מִקְוֶה (miqĕweh): Hope as the object of waiting; confidence grounded in gathering/collection of resources into one place.
Hebrew · H4723
מִקְוֶה
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
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מִקְוֶה H4723
Pronunciation miqĕweh
What does מִקְוֶה (miqĕweh) mean in the Bible?
מִקְוֶה (miqĕweh): Hope as the object of waiting; confidence grounded in gathering/collection of resources into one place.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4723?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Kue (2), from Kue (2), hope (2), the hope (2), and the gathering (1).
Where does מִקְוֶה (miqĕweh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and Kue 2× 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
from Kue 2× 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
hope 2× 1 Chronicles 29:15, Ezra 10:2
the hope 2× Jeremiah 17:13, Jeremiah 50:7
and the gathering 1× Genesis 1:10
containing 1× Leviticus 11:36
O Hope 1× Jeremiah 14:8
the reservoirs 1× Exodus 7:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:10 וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה to and the gathering Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 7:19 מִקְוֵ֥ה to the reservoirs Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 11:36 מִקְוֵה־ to containing Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 10:28 וּמִקְוֵ֕ה to and Kue Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 10:28 מִקְוֵ֖ה to from Kue Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 29:15 מִקְוֶֽה׃ to hope Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 1:16 וּמִקְוֵ֕א to and Kue Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 1:16 מִקְוֵ֥א to from Kue Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezra 10:2 מִקְוֶ֥ה to hope Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 14:8 מִקְוֵה֙ to O Hope Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:10
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה 1x ū·lə·miq·wêh Genesis 1:10
וּמִקְוֵ֕א 1x ū·miq·wê 2 Chronicles 1:16
וּמִקְוֵ֕ה 1x ū·miq·wêh 1 Kings 10:28
וּמִקְוֵ֥ה 1x ū·miq·wêh Jeremiah 50:7
מִקְוֵ֥א 1x miq·wê 2 Chronicles 1:16
מִקְוֵ֥ה 1x miq·wêh Exodus 7:19
מִקְוֵ֖ה 1x miq·wêh 1 Kings 10:28
מִקְוֵה֙ 1x miq·wêh Jeremiah 14:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Exodus 7:19, Leviticus 11:36, Jeremiah 14:8, Jeremiah 17:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 29:15, Ezra 10:2
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 50:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 1:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Hope as the object of waiting; confidence grounded in gathering/collection of resources into one place.
Source Gloss
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
Extended definition
Hope as the object of waiting; confidence grounded in gathering/collection of resources into one place.
abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Confidence or hope in God as the savior of Israel despite unfaithfulness
Hope placed in the Lord as fountain of life, contrasted with those who forsake Him
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מִקְוֶה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain