Yeshivish glossary term
zavah
זבה
Meaning
- woman with bleeding in the classical halachic category of zivah
Alternate spellings
zava
Usage and context
Primarily useful in Torah/Talmud study and the background of niddah law.
- Category
- family purity - classical terminology
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The sugya discusses the status of a zavah.
Plain-English example
The Talmudic discussion addresses a woman in the classical zivah category.