womankind
noun
In Jewish tradition
Used in the law forbidding a man to lie with a man "as with womankind".
Interpretation. The rabbis read this as one of the forbidden relations in the Holiness laws.
Meaning
All women; the female sex. tree →
Examples
- Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination. (Torah LEV.18.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. (Torah LEV.20.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
On Mova
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