Zav
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Zav
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In Jewish ritual law, a zav is a man who has had abnormal seminal discharge from the male sexual organ, and thus entered a state of ritual impurity. A woman who has had similar abnormal discharge from her genitals is known as a zavah. Purification requirements for the zav include counting seven days without seminal discharge, immersion in a spring, and bringing certain korbanot (sacrifices). In the realm of tumah and taharah law, the zav has the ability to create a midras and is prohibited from
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State of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge from the male sexual organ
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zav
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2023-11-25T19:58:33Z
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