Hebrew · H5079

נִדָּה

Properly, rejection ; by implication, impurity , especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)

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נִדָּה H5079

What does נִדָּה mean in the Bible?

נִדָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, rejection ; by implication, impurity , especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)".

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What does נִדָּה mean in the Bible?

נִדָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, rejection ; by implication, impurity , especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)".

How does the BSB render H5079?

The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of [purification] (3), of purification (3), . . . (2), of her menstruation (2), - (1).

Where does נִדָּה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 12:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (13), Numbers (6), Ezekiel (5), Ezra (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of [purification] 3× Numbers 19:20, Numbers 19:21

of purification 3× Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:13, Numbers 31:23

. . . 2× Leviticus 15:26, Ezekiel 22:10

of her menstruation 2× Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 15:25

- 1× Leviticus 15:26

an unclean thing 1× Lamentations 1:17

and her menstrual flow 1× Leviticus 15:24

and impurity 1× Zechariah 13:1

as she is during her menstruation 1× Leviticus 12:5

by the impurity 1× Ezra 9:11

during her menstrual period 1× Leviticus 18:19

during her menstruation 1× Leviticus 15:20

during her period 1× Ezekiel 18:6

every impurity 1× 2 Chronicles 29:5

her menstrual period 1× Leviticus 15:25

her period 1× Leviticus 15:25

in her menstrual period 1× Leviticus 15:33

into something unclean 1× Ezekiel 7:20

is an act of impurity 1× Leviticus 20:21

of a [woman’s] impurity 1× Ezekiel 36:17

polluted 1× Ezra 9:11

unclean 1× Ezekiel 7:19

unclean due to her menstruation 1× Leviticus 15:19

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First aligned row Leviticus 12:2

Aligned rows 29

Books represented 7

Leviticus 13 Numbers 6 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 5 Zechariah 1

Source forms

נִדָּ֖ה 3x nid·dāh Numbers 19:9, Numbers 31:23, Ezekiel 18:6

הַנִּדָּ֔ה 2x han·nid·dāh Numbers 19:21, Ezekiel 36:17

הַנִּדָּ֖ה 2x han·nid·dāh 2 Chronicles 29:5, Ezekiel 22:10

בְּנִדַּ֣ת 1x bə·nid·daṯ Leviticus 18:19

בְּנִדַּ֖ת 1x bə·nid·daṯ Ezra 9:11

בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ 1x ḇə·nid·dā·ṯāh Leviticus 15:19

בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ 1x bə·nid·dā·ṯāh Leviticus 15:20

בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ 1x bə·nid·dā·ṯāh Leviticus 15:33

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular 7x Leviticus 20:21, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:13, Numbers 19:20

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 6x Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25, Leviticus 15:26

Article | Noun - feminine singular 5x Numbers 19:21, 2 Chronicles 29:5, Ezekiel 22:10, Ezekiel 36:17

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 3x Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:33

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 3x Lamentations 1:17, Ezekiel 7:19, Ezekiel 7:20

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 18:19, Ezra 9:11

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Zechariah 13:1

Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 12:2

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What does נִדָּה mean in the Bible?

What does נִדָּה mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H5079?

Where does נִדָּה appear in Scripture?

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