miqveh, “hope,” strong’s H4723

The first occurrence.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. Gen 1:10

(Scripture Pic: … our days on the earth are as a shadow, without hope.)

The primitive root.

Strong’s H4723  מקוה  miqveh, an abstract concept meaning, “hope;” from Strong’s H6960  קוה qavah, a primitive root meaning, “to wait.” The 3-letter root is quph + vav + hey.

quph ק  =  sun on the horizon, thus condense, circle, time
vav ו  =  the tent peg, thus add, secure, hook
hey ה  =   man w/ raised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath

The story: Measuring time (quph, as sunset measures one day from another), secure (vav) in Him to whom we look (hey).

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