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In Jewish ritual law, a '''''zavah''''' (Hebrew זבה, lit. "one who[se body] flows") 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]]. A man who has had similar abnormal discharge from his genitals is known as a '''''[[zav]]'''''.
In the realm of [[tumah and taharah]], the ''zavah'' has the ability to create a [[midras]], ({{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:4|HE}}, {{bibleverse-nb||Leviticus|15:9|HE}}, {{bibleverse-nb||Leviticus|15:26|HE}}) and to make unclean for a seven-day period - a man who conducts sexual intercourse with her. Additionally, the ''zavah''
== Hebrew Bible ==
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