Pronunciation
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Yeshivish glossary term

moch dachuk

מוך דחוק

Meaning

  • bedikah cloth retained internally around the transition into the seven clean days

Alternate spellings

moch

Usage and context

A taharah-process term. Exact timing and when it may be omitted are practical halachic questions.

Category
family purity - taharah process
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

She asked whether the moch dachuk was required in her case.

Plain-English example

She asked whether the cloth kept in place around sunset after the hefsek was required in her case.