Strong’s H4724 · Hebrew
מִקְוָה
miqvâh
mik-vaw'
Definition
a collection, i.e. (of water) a reservoir
Etymology
feminine of H4723 (מִקְוֶה);
Where the KJV renders it
- ditch
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