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If she said: I saw 12 impure days, i.e., I had a discharge of blood for 12 days, the alleviation of her state of uncertainty occurs after she experiences 8 clean days, to account for the worst-case scenario that the first two days of discharge occurred on the last two of the 11 days of ziva and the
If she said: I saw 13 impure days, i.e., I had a discharge of blood for 13 days, the alleviation of her state of uncertainty occurs after she experiences 7 clean days, to account for the possibility that the first two days of discharge occurred on the last two of the 11 days of ziva and the others o
All this shows that there is no alleviation of a woman’s state of uncertainty if she had a discharge of blood and is unsure whether it was during her days of menstruation or during her days of ziva in fewer than 7 clean days and in no more than 17 clean days.
Rav Adda bar Ahava said to Rabba: Why do I need all of these clean days? Let her count a mere 7 clean days and be permitted to her husband. Regardless of whether the bleeding occurred during her days of menstruation or during her days of ziva, a woman can immerse in a mikveh and become ritually pure
Rabba said to him: We say that she must experience 17 clean days only with regard to setting her right concerning her status as a menstruating woman and the alleviation of her state of uncertainty. It is true that a woman can always become permitted to her husband after 7 clean days. The discussion