Miḳweh (Rabbinic Hebrew, Miḳwah; Plural, Miḳwa'Ot): Literally, a "collection," a "collected mass," especially of water. Because of the use made of this word in connection with ritual purification (Lev., it has become the term commonly used to designate the ritual bath. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]