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{{Tumah and taharah}}
In Jewish ritual law , a '''''zavah''''' (Hebrew זבה, lit. "one whose body flow") is a woman who has had vaginal blood discharges not during the usually anticipated [[menstrual cycle]], and thus entered a state of [[tumah and taharah|ritual impurity]].
In the realm of [[tumah and taharah]], the ''zavah'' has the ability to create a [[midras]], ({{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:4|}}, {{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:9|}}, {{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:26|}} and to make unclean for a seven-day period - a man who conducts sexual intercourse with her. Additionally, the ''zavah'' woman and her partner are liable to ''[[kareth]]'' for willfully engaging in forbidden sexual intercourse.
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