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{{short description|State of ritual impurity applicable to females arising from vaginal blood discharges}}
{{Tumah and taharah}}
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]].
In the realm of [[tumah and taharah]], the ''zavah'',
== Hebrew Bible ==
Torah sources for the ''zavah'' are sourced in the book of [[Leviticus]] ({{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:1-15|HE}}, {{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:25-33|HE}}).
According to [[textual criticism|textual scholars]], the regulations concerning childbirth,({{bibleverse||Leviticus|12|HE}}) which have a similar seven-day waiting period before washing, and the sin and whole offerings, were originally suffixed to those concerning menstruation, but were later moved.<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Leviticus
== In rabbinic literature ==
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=== Other laws ===
A female must be at least ten days old to be eligible for ''zavah gedolah'' status.<ref>[[Sifra]] to Leviticus 15:19</ref> this is possible only in a case wher the newborn experienced a uterine discharge of blood on the day of her birth, and again on the 8th 9th and 10th day consecutively<ref>[[Rashi]] on ''[[Niddah (Talmud)|niddah]],'' 32b.</ref>
The ''[[Tosefta]]''<ref>Megillah, ch 1: 14.</ref> stipulates that unlike a ''zav'', who is required to immerse in a spring (as opposed to the standard mikveh bath) to obtain taharah, a ''zavah'' may complete her purification process by immersing in a either a mikveh or a spring. This is the halakhic position accepted by virtually all Orthodox authorities.<ref>Hilchot haRif, Shevu'ot 5a.</ref>
The ''zavah'' is commonly known as one of four types of ''tumah'' that are required to bring a [[korban|sacrifice]] post the purification process.<ref>[[Rashi]] on [[Makkoth]] 8b</ref> The ''korban'' consists of both a [[sin offering]] and a ''[[Korban Olah|whole offering]]'', each involving a [[dove]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}
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