Water of jealousy
a phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescribed by the law of Moses (Num. 5:11-31) in cases of “jealousy.”
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water of metabolism n. Water that is formed in the body by oxidation of the hydrogen in foods, as in the metabolism of fat.
- Water of purification
used in cases of ceremonial cleansings at the consecration of the Levites (Num. 8:7). It signified, figuratively, that purifying of the heart which must characterize the servants of God.
- Water of separation
used along with the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial cleansing of persons defiled by contact with a dead body (Num. 19).
- Water-on-the-brain
noun 1. hydrocephalus. water on the brain n. Hydrocephalus.
- Water-on-the-knee
noun, Pathology. 1. an accumulation of fluid in the knee cavity caused by inflammation and trauma to the cartilages or membranes of the knee joint.