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| mik·vah [ míkvə, meek v ] (plural mik·vahs) or mik·veh [ míkvə ] (plural mik·vehs) or mik·ve [ míkvə ] (plural mik·ves) |
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ritual bath for purification: among Orthodox Jews, a ritual bath for cleansing or purification, especially before the Sabbath or following menstruation, childbirth, or contact with a corpse
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| [Mid-19th century. Via Yiddish mikve< Hebrew miqweh "mass (of water)"] |
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