נִדָּה
nid.dah
“impurity”
Definition
properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
from H5074 (נָדַד);
- impurity, filthiness, menstruous, set apart 1a) impurity 1a1) of ceremonial impurity 1a2) of menstruation 1b) impure thing (fig.) 1b1) of idolatry, immorality
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
נִדָּה appears 24 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.
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“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
If a man lies with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will become unclean.
You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
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