mikvah

Other forms: mikvahs

Definitions of mikvah
  1. noun
    (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
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    type of:
    bath
    you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
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