5206. nidah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
nidah: Impurity, uncleanness, menstruation, separation

Original Word: נִדָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: nidah
Pronunciation: nee-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (nee-daw')
Definition: Impurity, uncleanness, menstruation, separation
Meaning: removal, exile

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָדַד (nadad), meaning "to be banished" or "to wander."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2511 (katharizo): To cleanse, purify

- G169 (akathartos): Unclean, impure

Usage: The term "nidah" primarily refers to a state of ritual impurity, often associated with menstruation. It denotes a period during which a woman is considered ceremonially unclean and is required to separate herself from certain religious and social activities. The concept of "nidah" extends beyond menstruation to include other forms of ritual impurity, emphasizing the need for purification before participating in communal worship.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the laws concerning "nidah" were part of the broader Levitical purity codes. These laws were intended to maintain the holiness of the community and the sanctity of the tabernacle or temple. The regulations surrounding "nidah" are detailed in Leviticus 15:19-33, where specific instructions are given for the duration of impurity and the required purification rituals. These practices underscored the importance of physical and spiritual cleanliness in maintaining a covenant relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nadad
Definition
impurity
NASB Translation
unclean thing (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
נִידָה noun feminine id. (on form compare Ges§ 20, 3, R. 1 Köii. 1, 497); — of Jerusalem Lamentations 1:8 (= נִדָּה Lamentations 1:17).

II. נדד (√ of following, see Köii. 1, 42; compare Arabic high hill, hill rising high into the sky, Lane2778; also earth-heap, sand-heap).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
removed

Feminine of niyd; removal, i.e. Exile -- removed.

see HEBREW niyd

Forms and Transliterations
לְנִידָ֣ה לנידה lə·nî·ḏāh leniDah lənîḏāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Lamentations 1:8
HEB: עַל־ כֵּ֖ן לְנִידָ֣ה הָיָ֑תָה כָּֽל־
NAS: she has become an unclean thing. All
KJV: sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured
INT: and after that an unclean has become All

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Strong's Hebrew 5206
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lə·nî·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
















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