Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Kue
Usage: § (CLBL) Kue, a place in Cilicia from which Solomon imported horses
Strong's Number
H4723
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
8
Strong's H4723 Quick Answer
Strong's H4723 מִקוֶה מִקוֵה מִקוֵא (miqveh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. miqveh (mik-veh') (or miqveh (1 Kings 10) n-m. 1. something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective) 2. also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove It has 10 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include water, king's, and waters. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- miqveh (mik-veh') (or miqveh (1 Kings 10) n-m. 1. something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective) 2. also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- water, king's, and waters
Meaning and Definition
miqveh (mik-veh') (or miqveh (1 Kings 10) n-m. 1. something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective) 2. also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove [from H6960] KJV: abiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool. Root(s): H6960
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4723. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4723 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render miqveh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4723 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4723 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4723 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4723.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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.
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?
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4723, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4723 FAQ
What does miqveh (מִקְוֶה) mean?
Miqveh (Strong's H4723) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abiding". miqveh (mik-veh') (or miqveh (1 Kings 10) n-m. 1. something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective) 2. also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
How many times is miqveh (מִקְוֶה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H4723 across 8 books.
Where can I study miqveh (מִקְוֶה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4723 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate miqveh (מִקְוֶה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as water, king's, and waters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.