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מִקְוֶה H4723

H4723 is the Hebrew word מִקְוֶה, transliterated miqveh and said mik-veh'. The King James Version most often renders it linen yarn.

Word: מִקְוֶהTransliteration: miqvehSaid: mik-veh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

or מִקְוֵה; (1 Kings 10:28), or מִקְוֵאlemma מִּקְוֵא extra dagesh, corrected to מִקְוֵא; (2 Chronicles 1:16), from H6960 (קָוָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

linen yarn 4×hope 4×gathering together 1×pools 1×wherein there is plenty 1×none abiding 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool.

Verses using מִקְוֶה

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:10 · KJV

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Exodus 7:19 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

Leviticus 11:36 · KJV

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

1 Kings 10:28 · KJV

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

1 Chronicles 29:15 · KJV

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

2 Chronicles 1:16 · KJV

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

Ezra 10:2 · KJV

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Jeremiah 14:8 · KJV

O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

Jeremiah 17:13 · KJV

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 50:7 · KJV

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4723 mean?

H4723 is the Hebrew word מִקְוֶה (miqveh), meaning 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.

How is H4723 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it linen yarn (4 times), hope (4 times), gathering together (1 time), pools (1 time), wherein there is plenty (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4723 appear in the Bible?

מִקְוֶה (miqveh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4723 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מִקְוֵה; (1 Kings 10:28), or מִקְוֵאlemma מִּקְוֵא extra dagesh, corrected to מִקְוֵא; (2 Chronicles 1:16), from H6960 (קָוָה).

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