mikvoth

mikvoth
n. Jewish ritual bath in which people immerse themselves on special occasions; Jewish ritual bath in which Jewish women immerse themselves to attain ritual purity following menstruation or after giving birth

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • mikvah — Seph. /mee kvah /; Ashk., Eng. /mik veuh/, n., pl. mikvoth, mikvot, mikvos Seph. / vawt /; Ashk. / vohs/, Eng. mikvahs. Hebrew. a ritual bath to which Orthodox Jews are traditionally required to go on certain occasions, as before the Sabbath and… …   Universalium

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