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However, the concept of ritual impurity and physical weakness can be related to Greek terms dealing with sickness or impurity, such as ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos - unclean).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "daveh" is used to describe a state of being unwell or faint, often associated with physical weakness or sickness. In the context of the Old Testament, it is sometimes used to describe the condition of a woman during her menstrual period, indicating a state of ritual impurity according to the Levitical laws.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of ritual purity was significant, and certain natural bodily functions, such as menstruation, were considered to render a person ritually unclean. This was not a moral judgment but a ceremonial one, affecting one's ability to participate in religious activities. The laws concerning ritual purity are detailed in the book of Leviticus, reflecting the broader cultural and religious practices of the time.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1738.htm">davah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>faint, unwell<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>faint (2), impure thing (1), menstruous (1), woman who (1), woman who is ill (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">דָּוֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>faint, unwell</b></font> — <font class="hebrew2">דָּוֶה</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17</a>, feminine <font class="hebrew2">דָּוָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-33.htm">Leviticus 15:33</a> 3t.; <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>faint</em>, <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שֹׁמֵמָה</font>) <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>unwell, menstruous</em> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-33.htm">Leviticus 15:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/20-18.htm">Leviticus 20:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> <font class="hebrew2">דָּוָה</font> perhaps = <font class="hebrew2">כְּלִי דָוָה</font> De. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1738.htm">davah</a>; sick (especially in menstruation) -- faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1738.htm">davah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>דָּוָ֗ה דָּוָֽה׃ דָוֶה֙ דָוָ֔ה דוה דוה׃ וְהַדָּוָה֙ והדוה dā·wāh ḏā·wāh ḏā·weh daVah daVeh dāwāh ḏāwāh ḏāweh vehaddaVah wə·had·dā·wāh wəhaddāwāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/15-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 15:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַדָּוָה֙ </b> בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְהַזָּב֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and for the woman who is ill</span> because of menstrual impurity,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And of her that is sick</span> of her flowers,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the woman</span> of menstrual hath<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/20-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 20:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ אִשָּׁ֜ה <b> דָּוָ֗ה </b> וְגִלָּ֤ה אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lies <span class="itali">with a menstruous</span> woman<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with a woman <span class="itali">having her sickness,</span> and shall uncover<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/20-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for woman <span class="itali">A menstruous</span> and uncovers her nakedness<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּזְרֵם֙ כְּמ֣וֹ <b> דָוָ֔ה </b> צֵ֖א תֹּ֥אמַר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You will scatter <span class="itali">them as an impure thing,</span> [and] say<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou shalt cast them away <span class="itali">as a menstruous cloth;</span> thou shalt say<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will scatter as <span class="itali">an impure</span> to them be gone say<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ הַיּ֖וֹם <b> דָּוָֽה׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He has made me desolate, <span class="itali">Faint</span> all day<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me desolate <span class="itali">[and] faint</span> all the day.<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all day <span class="itali">Faint</span><p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 5:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה <b> דָוֶה֙ </b> לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> our heart <span class="itali">is faint,</span> Because<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For this our heart <span class="itali">is faint;</span> for these [things] our eyes<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of this become <span class="itali">is faint</span> our heart Because<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1739.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1739.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1739<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/davah_1739.htm">dā·wāh — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/daveh_1739.htm">ḏā·weh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaddavah_1739.htm">wə·had·dā·wāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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