ISSUE

ish'-u:

(1) (moledheth, tse'etsa'im; sperma, "seed"): Offspring, descendants (Genesis 48:6 Isaiah 22:24 Matthew 22:25 the King James Version).

(2) (zirmah; yatsa' (verb); rhusis): A gushing of fluid (semen, Ezekiel 23:20; water, 47:8; blood, Luke 8:43). See next article.

ISSUE (OF BLOOD)

(zobh, zubh; rhusis, haimorrhoos): When used as a description of a bodily affection the word signifies:

(1) A discharge, the consequence of uncleanness and sin (Leviticus 15:2 Numbers 5:2). As such it was one of the judgments which were to afflict the family of Joab (2 Samuel 3:29);

(2) a hemorrhage, either natural (Leviticus 12:7, where the word used is maqor, literally, a "fountain"), or the consequence of disease (Matthew 9:20 Mark 5:25 Luke 8:43).

BLOOD, ISSUE OF

ish'-u.

See BLOODY FLUX.