5079. niddah

Lexicon

niddah: Impurity, menstruation, separation

Original Word: נִדָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: niddah
Pronunciation: nid-daw'
Phonetic Spelling: (nid-daw')
Definition: Impurity, menstruation, separation
Meaning: rejection, impurity, personal, moral

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

far, filthiness, flowers, menstruous woman, put apart, removed woman

From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest) -- X far, filthiness, X flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, X removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).

see HEBREW nadad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from nadad
Definition
impurity
NASB Translation
abhorrent (1), abhorrent thing (2), impurity (8), menstrual (1), menstrual impurity (7), menstrual period (1), menstruation (2), menstruation* (1), period (1), time (1), unclean (1), unclean thing (1), uncleanness (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נִדָּה noun feminine impurity (as abhorrent, shunned); — absolute ׳נ Ezekiel 18:6 +; construct נִדַּת Leviticus 12:2 +; suffix נִדָּתָהּ Leviticus 12:5 +; — impurity (especially P and Ezekiel):

1 of ceremonial impurity, as union with brother's wife, Leviticus 20:21; especially of menstruation Ezekiel 18:6 (read אִשָּׁה בְּנִדָּתָהּ for ᵑ0 נִדָּה ׳א ᵑ6 Co), ׳טְמֵאַת הַנּ Ezekiel 22:10, compare Ezekiel 36:17, נִדַּת דְּוֺתָהּ Leviticus 12:2, compare Leviticus 12:5; Leviticus 15:19,20,24,25 (׳עֶתנִֿדּ), (3 t. in verse), Leviticus 15:26 (׳מִשְׁכַּב נִדּ), Leviticus 15:26 (׳טֻמְאַת נִדּ), Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 18:19; of defilement contracted by contact with a corpse, מֵי (הַ)נִּדָּה water of impurity (i.e. to remove it, compare Di) Numbers 19:9,13,20,21 (twice in verse); Numbers 31:23.

2 figurative (with allusion to cerem. usage), impure thing, Ezekiel 7:19,20 (of gold), Lamentations 1:17 (of Jerusalem); of idolatry, immorality, etc., 2Chronicles 29:5; Ezra 9:11 (אֶרֶץ נִדָּה), Ezra 9:11, Zechariah 13:1 (לְחַטַּאת וּלְנִדָּה).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָדַד (nadad), meaning "to retreat" or "to flee."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G49 (ἀκαθαρσία, akatharsia): Often translated as "uncleanness," this term is used in the New Testament to describe moral impurity or defilement.
• G167 (ἀνομία, anomia): Meaning "lawlessness" or "iniquity," it reflects a state of moral impurity or rejection of divine law.
• G3334 (μετατίθημι, metatithēmi): While not a direct translation, this term involves the idea of change or transfer, which can relate to the concept of moving from a state of impurity to purity.
• G4473 (ῥύπος, rupos): Refers to "filth" or "dirt," often used metaphorically for moral defilement.

In summary, "niddah" encompasses both the physical and spiritual dimensions of impurity and rejection, serving as a significant concept in understanding the biblical laws of purity and the broader moral teachings of the Scriptures.

Usage: The word "niddah" is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to describe both physical and moral states of impurity. It is frequently associated with the laws of Levitical purity, particularly concerning menstruation and other bodily discharges, as outlined in the Torah.

Context: • Ceremonial Impurity: In Levitical law, "niddah" is most commonly associated with the impurity related to menstruation. Leviticus 15:19 states, "When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity (niddah) for seven days." This period of impurity required separation from certain religious and social activities.
• Moral and Spiritual Implications: Beyond the physical aspect, "niddah" can also imply a state of moral or spiritual impurity. In Ezekiel 36:17, the term is used metaphorically to describe the defilement of the people of Israel: "Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their conduct was like a woman's monthly uncleanness (niddah) in My sight."
• Rejection and Separation: The concept of "niddah" extends to the idea of rejection or being set apart due to impurity. This separation is not only physical but can also symbolize a spiritual or communal distancing due to sin or moral failings.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּנִדַּ֖ת בְּנִדַּ֣ת בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ בנדת בנדתה הַנִּדָּ֔ה הַנִּדָּ֖ה הַנִּדָּה֙ הנדה וּלְנִדָּֽה׃ ולנדה׃ כְּנִדָּתָ֑הּ כנדתה לְנִדָּ֖ה לְנִדָּ֣ה לְנִדָּֽה׃ לנדה לנדה׃ נִדַּ֥ת נִדָּ֖ה נִדָּ֛ה נִדָּ֜ה נִדָּ֣ה נִדָּה֙ נִדָּתָ֑הּ נִדָּתָ֔הּ נִדָּתָ֖הּ נִדָּתָ֛הּ נִדָּתָֽהּ׃ נִדָּתָהּ֙ נדה נדת נדתה נדתה׃ bə·nid·dā·ṯāh ḇə·nid·dā·ṯāh bə·nid·daṯ benidDat bəniddaṯ beniddaTah bəniddāṯāh ḇəniddāṯāh han·nid·dāh hannidDah hanniddāh kə·nid·dā·ṯāh keniddaTah kəniddāṯāh lə·nid·dāh lenidDah ləniddāh nid·dā·ṯāh nid·dāh nid·daṯ nidDah niddāh nidDat niddaṯ niddaTah niddāṯāh ū·lə·nid·dāh ulenidDah ūləniddāh veniddaTah

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 12:2
HEB: יָמִ֔ים כִּימֵ֛י נִדַּ֥ת דְּוֹתָ֖הּ תִּטְמָֽא׃
NAS: as in the days of her menstruation she shall be unclean.
KJV: according to the days of the separation for her infirmity
INT: days the days of the separation her infirmity shall be unclean

Leviticus 12:5
HEB: וְטָמְאָ֥ה שְׁבֻעַ֖יִם כְּנִדָּתָ֑הּ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים יוֹם֙
NAS: for two weeks, as in her menstruation; and she shall remain
KJV: two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue
INT: shall be unclean weeks her menstruation threescore days

Leviticus 15:19
HEB: יָמִים֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְכָל־ הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ
NAS: she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven
KJV: be blood, she shall be put apart seven
INT: days shall continue her menstrual and whoever touches

Leviticus 15:20
HEB: תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו בְּנִדָּתָ֖הּ יִטְמָ֑א וְכֹ֛ל
NAS: she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean,
KJV: And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean:
INT: lies and her menstrual shall be unclean and everything

Leviticus 15:24
HEB: אֹתָ֗הּ וּתְהִ֤י נִדָּתָהּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְטָמֵ֖א
NAS: lies with her so that her menstrual impurity is on him, he shall be unclean
KJV: with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean
INT: for become her menstrual and shall be unclean

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: בְּלֹא֙ עֶת־ נִדָּתָ֔הּ א֥וֹ כִֽי־
NAS: not at the period of her menstrual impurity,
KJV: of the time of her separation, or if it run
INT: out the period of her menstrual or if

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: תָז֖וּב עַל־ נִדָּתָ֑הּ כָּל־ יְמֵ֞י
NAS: of her menstrual impurity, or
KJV: beyond the time of her separation; all the days
INT: has beyond impurity all the days

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: טֻמְאָתָ֗הּ כִּימֵ֧י נִדָּתָ֛הּ תִּהְיֶ֖ה טְמֵאָ֥ה
NAS: beyond that period, all
KJV: shall be as the days of her separation: she [shall be] unclean.
INT: of her impure the days period shall continue is unclean

Leviticus 15:26
HEB: זוֹבָ֔הּ כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥ב נִדָּתָ֖הּ יִֽהְיֶה־ לָּ֑הּ
NAS: shall be to her like her bed at menstruation; and every
KJV: shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever
INT: of her discharge her bed menstruation become and every

Leviticus 15:26
HEB: יִהְיֶ֔ה כְּטֻמְאַ֖ת נִדָּתָֽהּ׃
NAS: like her uncleanness at that time.
KJV: as the uncleanness of her separation.
INT: like her uncleanness time

Leviticus 15:33
HEB: וְהַדָּוָה֙ בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְהַזָּב֙ אֶת־
NAS: and for the woman who is ill because of menstrual impurity, and for the one who has a discharge,
KJV: And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath
INT: the woman of menstrual hath discharge

Leviticus 18:19
HEB: וְאֶל־ אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּנִדַּ֣ת טֻמְאָתָ֑הּ לֹ֣א
NAS: her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.
KJV: her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
INT: about A woman her menstrual impurity shall not

Leviticus 20:21
HEB: אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת
NAS: wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered
KJV: wife, it [is] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered
INT: wife his brother's is abhorrent he nakedness

Numbers 19:9
HEB: לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃
NAS: it as water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin.
KJV: for a water of separation: it [is] a purification for sin.
INT: shall keep water impurity is purification he

Numbers 19:13
HEB: כִּי֩ מֵ֨י נִדָּ֜ה לֹא־ זֹרַ֤ק
NAS: the water for impurity was not sprinkled
KJV: because the water of separation was not sprinkled
INT: Because the water impurity was not sprinkled

Numbers 19:20
HEB: טִמֵּ֗א מֵ֥י נִדָּ֛ה לֹא־ זֹרַ֥ק
NAS: the water for impurity has not been sprinkled
KJV: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled
INT: has defiled the water impurity has not been sprinkled

Numbers 19:21
HEB: וּמַזֵּ֤ה מֵֽי־ הַנִּדָּה֙ יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו
NAS: the water for impurity shall wash
KJV: the water of separation shall wash
INT: sprinkles the water impurity shall wash his clothes

Numbers 19:21
HEB: וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַנִּדָּ֔ה יִטְמָ֖א עַד־
NAS: the water for impurity shall be unclean
KJV: the water of separation shall be unclean
INT: touches the water impurity shall be unclean until

Numbers 31:23
HEB: אַ֕ךְ בְּמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה יִתְחַטָּ֑א וְכֹ֨ל
NAS: with water for impurity. But whatever
KJV: with the water of separation: and all that abideth
INT: also water impurity shall be purified everything

2 Chronicles 29:5
HEB: וְהוֹצִ֥יאוּ אֶת־ הַנִּדָּ֖ה מִן־ הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
NAS: and carry the uncleanness out from the holy
KJV: and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy
INT: of your fathers and carry the uncleanness from the holy

Ezra 9:11
HEB: לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ אֶ֤רֶץ נִדָּה֙ הִ֔יא בְּנִדַּ֖ת
NAS: to possess is an unclean land
KJV: to possess it, is an unclean land
INT: to possess land is an unclean he the uncleanness

Ezra 9:11
HEB: נִדָּה֙ הִ֔יא בְּנִדַּ֖ת עַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת
NAS: land with the uncleanness of the peoples
KJV: land with the filthiness of the people
INT: is an unclean he the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands

Lamentations 1:17
HEB: הָיְתָ֧ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם לְנִדָּ֖ה בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ ס
NAS: has become an unclean thing among
KJV: him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
INT: has become Jerusalem an unclean among

Ezekiel 7:19
HEB: יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם
NAS: will become an abhorrent thing; their silver
KJV: and their gold shall be removed: their silver
INT: will fling and their gold an abhorrent will become their silver

Ezekiel 7:20
HEB: נְתַתִּ֥יו לָהֶ֖ם לְנִדָּֽה׃
NAS: I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
KJV: therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
INT: after that will make an abhorrent

29 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5079
29 Occurrences

bə·nid·daṯ — 2 Occ.
bə·nid·dā·ṯāh — 2 Occ.
han·nid·dāh — 5 Occ.
kə·nid·dā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
lə·nid·dāh — 3 Occ.
nid·dāh — 7 Occ.
nid·daṯ — 1 Occ.
nid·dā·ṯāh — 6 Occ.
ū·lə·nid·dāh — 1 Occ.
ḇə·nid·dā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.