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נדה

נדה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Noun

נִדָּה (nidá) f (plural indefinite נִדּוֹת, singular construct נִדַּת־, plural construct נִדּוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. (archaic) The state or condition of being separate or avoided.
    • Leviticus 12:2, with Young's Literal Translation:
      כִּימֵי נִדַּת דְּו‍ֹתָהּ
      kimé nidát d'votáh
      according to the days of separation for her sickness
    • Leviticus 20:21, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
      וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו נִדָּה הִוא
      v'ísh ashér yikách et-éshet achív nidá
      If a man takes his brother's wife when she must be avoided
  2. (Jewish law) Someone whom halacha considers a menstruant.
    • c. 200, Mishna, נדה chapter 1:
      צריכה להיות בודקת חוץ מן הנדה והיושבת על דם טהר

Proper noun

נִדָּה (nidá) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. Niddah (tractate of the Talmud)

References

  1. Commentary of ibn Ezra to Leviticus 12:2

Etymology 2

From the root נ־ד־ה

Alternative forms

Verb

נִדָּה (nidá) (pi'el construction)

  1. to exclude
    • Isaiah 66:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֲחֵיכֶם שֹׂנְאֵיכֶם מְנַדֵּיכֶם
      achechém son'echém m'nadechém
      Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out
    • Amos 6:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הַמְנַדִּים לְיוֹם רָע
      ham'nadím l'yóm rá
      Ye that put far away the evil day