Yeshivish glossary term
zekeinah
זקנה
Meaning
- older woman in a technical niddah-law category
Alternate spellings
zekena
Usage and context
The precise halachic definition is technical and should not be inferred merely from ordinary age terminology.
- Category
- family purity - cycle calendar
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The laws discuss a zekeinah separately for some veset purposes.
Plain-English example
The laws discuss an older woman separately for some menstrual-pattern purposes.