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Yeshivish glossary term

hargashah

הרגשה

Meaning

  • halachically relevant sensation associated with uterine bleeding

Alternate spellings

hargasha

Usage and context

A technical criterion in niddah law. What qualifies as a hargashah is a matter of halachic analysis.

Category
family purity - stains
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The shayla may depend on whether there was a hargashah.

Plain-English example

The question may depend on whether there was a halachically relevant bodily sensation.