Strong’s H5708 · Hebrew

עֵד
ʻêd
ayd

Definition

the menstrual flux (as periodical); by implication (in plural) soiling

Etymology

from an unused root meaning to set a period (compare H5710 (עָדָה), H5749 (עוּד));

Where the KJV renders it

  • filthy

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What the first audience heard

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