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zav

zav noun: a state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by the male.

Noun

zav (countable and uncountable, plural zavs)

  1. (Judaism, uncountable) A state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by the male.
  2. (Judaism, countable) A person who is impure for this reason.

Forms of zav

pluralzavs

Origin of zav

From Hebrew זָב (zav, “flow”).

Questions about zav

What does zav mean?
Zav means a state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by the male.
What part of speech is zav?
Zav is a noun.
What is the plural of zav?
The plural of zav is zavs.

Words near zav in the dictionary

  1. zauschneria
  2. zauschnerias
  3. Zausner
  4. Zausners
  5. Zauzou
  6. zav
  7. zavah
  8. Zavala
  9. Zavala County
  10. Zavalas
  11. Zavaleta

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