Lexicon
מִקְוָה
miq.vah
H4724
H:N-F Hebrew

reservoir

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miq.vah denotes a water-holding structure made between walls for the water of an old pool.

The attested use denotes a constructed place for holding water: Isaiah 22:11 locates it between walls and connects it with the water of an old pool.

Senses in use

  1. Constructed water-holding place · dominant

    In Isaiah 22:11, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about making a structure between the walls for water from the old pool; the APB renders the verse, “You made a reservoir between the walls for the water of the old pool.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 22:11, the APB presents the clause as making “a reservoir between the walls for the water of the old pool.” This rendering confirms the verse’s water-storage setting rather than isolating every element of the Hebrew term.

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