Yeshivish glossary term
dam makkah
דם מכה
Meaning
- blood from a wound, injury, or irritation
Alternate spellings
dam makah
Usage and context
Used to distinguish blood from a local injury or irritation from uterine bleeding for niddah analysis.
- Category
- family purity - stains
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The rav considered whether it was dam makkah.
Plain-English example
The rabbi considered whether the blood came from a wound or irritation rather than uterine bleeding.