נִדָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. The state or condition of being separate or avoided. (archaic)
2. A female whom halacha considers a menstruant. (Jewish law)
Pronunciation
nidá
Examples4
כִּימֵי נִדַּת דְּוֺתָהּ
according to the days of separation for her sickness
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֵת־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו נִדָּה הִוא
If a man takes his brother's wife when she must be avoided
צְרִיכָה לִהְיוֹת בּוֹדֶקֶת, חוּץ מִן הַנִּדָּה וְהַיוֹשֶׁבֶת עַל דָּם טֹהַר
She is required to examine herself, except for a menstruant or one sitting over pure blood.
וְאִשָּׁה כִּי־יָזוּב זוֹב דָּמָהּ יָמִים רַבִּים בְּלֹא עֵת־נִדָּתָהּ
And if a woman have an issue of her blood [lit. her blood-issue flows] many days not in the time of her impurity …