Yeshivish glossary term
arba'im se'ah
ארבעים סאה
Meaning
- forty seah
- traditional minimum-volume measure associated with a mikvah
Alternate spellings
arbaim seah, forty seah
Usage and context
The conversion of forty seah into modern units differs among halachic measurements and should not be inferred from this glossary entry.
- Category
- family purity - mikvah construction
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
A mikvah requires the halachic volume of arba'im se'ah.
Plain-English example
A mikvah requires the halachically specified minimum volume traditionally described as forty seah.